peddle

Definition

To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.

Etymology

Back-formation from pedlar. (Compare burgle from burglar.)

Example Sentences

• "My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price."
• "- How much you think this stuff is worth? - Yeah, there must be a million bucks' worth. - Think we could peddle it? - Oh, you can always get rid of it."
• "Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law."

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