English Dictionary: peddling | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for peddling | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peddle \Ped"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peddling}.] 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Peddling \Ped"dling\, a. 1. Hawking; acting as a peddler. 2. Petty; insignificant. [bd]The miserable remains of a peddling commerce.[b8] --Burke. |