Peddlename

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  A surname.

peddleverb/ˈpɛdəl/

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

  • 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.
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  To sell illegal narcotics.

  • - 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.
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  derogatoryTo spread or cause to spread.

  • Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.
  • Roberts was a drug dealer, nicknamed 'King Krud', who peddled death and misery.