Definitions for peddle
ˈpɛd lped·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitchverb

   sell or offer for sale from place to place

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. peddleverb

   To sell things, especially door to door.

2. peddleverb

   To sell illegal narcotics.

3. peddleverb

   To spread or cause to spread .

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Peddleverb

   To be busy about trifles. Robert Ainsworth It is commonly written piddle: as, what piddling work is here.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peddle

   A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman, packman, cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, (coster)monger, colporteur or solicitor, is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages. In London, more specific terms were used, such as costermonger. From antiquity, peddlers filled the gaps in the formal market economy by providing consumers with the convenience of door-to-door service. They operated alongside town markets and fairs where they often purchased surplus stocks which were subsequently resold to consumers. Peddlers were able to distribute goods to the more geographically-isolated communities such as those who lived in mountainous regions of Europe. They also called on consumers who, for whatever reason, found it difficult to attend town markets. Thus, peddlers played an important role in linking these consumers and regions to wider trade routes. Some peddlers worked as agents or travelling salesmen for larger manufacturers and so were the precursor to the modern travelling salesman. Images of peddlers feature in literature and art from as early as the 12th century. Such images were very popular with the genre and Orientalist painters and photographers of the 18th and the 19th centuries. Some imagery depicts peddlers in a pejorative manner, and others portray idealised romantic visions of peddlers at work.

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1. peddle

   To peddle means to sell goods or services, typically in small quantities and often by traveling from place to place. It can also refer to promoting an idea or view persistently or widely.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peddleverb

   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. Peddleverb

   to do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to piddle

3. Peddleverb

   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

4. Etymology: [From Peddler.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peddle

   ped′l, v.i. to travel about with a basket or bundle of goods, esp. of smallwares, for sale: to trifle.—v.t. to retail in small quantities.—ns. Pedd′ler, Ped′lar, Ped′ler, a hawker or travelling merchant; Pedd′lery, Ped′lary, the trade or tricks of a peddler: wares sold by a peddler.—adj. Pedd′ling, unimportant.—n. the trade or tricks of a peddler. [Peddar, pedder, one who carries wares in a ped or basket.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEDDLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peddle is ranked #52169 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peddle surname appeared 398 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Peddle.
   
   94.2% or 375 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Sell

How to pronounce peddle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say peddle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peddle in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peddle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of peddle in a Sentence

1. Scott Walter:

   John Arnold's millions have propped up many left-wing causes but none so dangerous as the woke justice movement that has decimated New York, the groups Arnold funds peddle utopian pipe dreams under the guise of progressive reform.

2. Derrick Johnson:

   They play to the lowest common denominator of white fear, they peddle fear at a level that causes harm to communities. ... They peddle fear starting from the morning shows and all throughout the day.

3. Scott Walter:

   The groups Arnold funds peddle utopian pipe dreams under the guise of progressive reform, but the victims won't be billionaires like him. They'll disproportionately be poor people of color.

4. Ron DeSantis:

   For grades pre-K through three, no five-year-olds, six-year-olds, seven-year-olds, and the idea that you wouldn't be honest about that and tell people what it actually says, it's why people don't trust people like you because you peddle false narratives. And so we just disabused you of those narratives.

5. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson:

   There’s a growing heroin epidemic in New York and other parts of the country that’s taking the lives of many of our young people hooked on this deadly and highly addictive drug, we must deal with this quiet drug plague by going after those who peddle this poison in our communities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peddle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peddle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=peddle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=peddle
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html