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peddle
[ ped-l ]
/ ˈpɛd l /
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verb (used with object), ped·dled, ped·dling.
to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
to deal out, distribute, or dispense, especially in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas.
to sell (drugs) illicitly.
verb (used without object), ped·dled, ped·dling.
to go from place to place with goods, wares, etc., for sale at retail.
to occupy oneself with trifles; trifle.
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Origin of peddle
OTHER WORDS FROM peddle
re·ped·dle, verb (used with object), re·ped·dled, re·ped·dling.un·ped·dled, adjectiveWords nearby peddle
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peddle
/ (ˈpɛdəl) /
verb
to go from place to place selling (goods, esp small articles)
(tr) to sell (illegal drugs, esp narcotics)
(tr) to advocate (ideas) persistently or importunatelyto peddle a new philosophy
(intr) archaic to trifle
Word Origin for peddle
C16: back formation from pedlar
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