English Explanatory Dictionary

peddle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.
  2. To sell illegal narcotics.
  3. To spread or cause to spread.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɛdəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-peddle.wav

Word forms

peddle peddles peddling peddled

Etymology

Back-formation from pedlar. (Compare burgle from burglar.)

Related words

peddler pedlar peddling

Derived words

peddle one's ass peddlesome repeddle unpeddled
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