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peddle

ped·dle [ pédd'l ] (past and past participle ped·dled, present participle ped·dling, 3rd person present singular ped·dles)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb sell goods: to sell goods, especially while traveling from place to place

2. transitive verb sell illegal things: to sell something illegal, especially drugs (dated)

3. transitive verb promote idea: to promote an idea or belief insistently

[Mid-16th century. Back-formation <peddler]

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