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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Peddle

/pĕd'-əl/ · Ped·dle · IPA /ˈpɛdəl/
01 v. i. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle w…
  1. 1.
    To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.
  2. 2.
    To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle.
02 v. t. To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as…
imp. & p. p. Peddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Peddling
  1. 1.
    To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.