Meaning & use
peddle
To sell goods, especially by traveling from place to place or in a small, informal way.
See it in a sentence
The old man used to peddle vegetables from a cart around the neighborhood.
The website was accused of peddling unproven remedies to desperate customers.
A note on using this word
Peddle can describe selling goods door to door but also, more critically, spreading dubious ideas or rumors.
Words with a similar meaning
sellhawk
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