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Peddling

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ped·dle  (pdl)
v. ped·dled, ped·dling, ped·dles
v.tr.
1.
a. To travel about selling (wares): peddling goods from door to door.
b. To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics).
2. Informal To seek to disseminate; give out: peddling lies.
v.intr.
1. To travel about selling wares.
2. To occupy oneself with trifles.
[Back-formation from peddler. V., intr., sense 2, probably influenced by piddle.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Peddlingpeddling - the act of selling goods for a living
vending, vendition, hawking
marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money


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1853, when peddling was more common in the Western country than it is now, and was attended with considerable danger.
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Do you pretend to say, landlord, that this harpooneer is actually engaged this blessed Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, in peddling his head around this town?
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Daisy, who was fond of going about peddling kisses, lost her best customer and became bankrupt.
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