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pedlary
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pedlary — /ped leuh ree/, n., pl. pedlaries. peddlery. * * * … Universalium
pedlary — /ˈpɛdləri/ (say pedluhree) noun 1. the business of a pedlar. 2. pedlars wares. 3. → trumpery (def. 1). Also, US, peddlery …
pedlary — noun see peddlery … Useful english dictionary
Peddlery — Ped dler*y, n. [Written also pedlary and pedlery.] 1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler. [1913 Webster] 2. Trifling; trickery. [Obs.] Look . . . into these their deceitful peddleries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peddlery — /ped leuh ree/, n., pl. peddleries. 1. the business of a peddler. 2. peddlers wares. 3. trumpery. Also, pedlary, pedlery. [1520 30; PEDDLER + Y3] * * * … Universalium
pedlar — (chiefly US also peddler) noun 1》 an itinerant trader in small goods. 2》 a person who sells illegal drugs or stolen goods. 3》 a person who peddles an idea or view. Derivatives pedlary noun (archaic). Origin ME: perh. an alt. of synonymous dialect … English new terms dictionary
Beddoes, Thomas Lovell — (1803 1849) Gifted poet of the late Romantic Elizabethan revival period, educated at Charterhouse School and Oxford University. He qualified as a doctor in Germany in 1832 and lived the rest of his life on the Continent. The death of his… … British and Irish poets
pedlar — or pedler [ped′lər, ped′ l ər] PEDDLER pedlary n. pedlery … English World dictionary
pedlar — n. (US peddler) 1 a travelling seller of small items esp. carried in a pack etc. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a retailer of gossip etc. Derivatives: pedlary n. Etymology: ME pedlere alt. of pedder f. ped pannier, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
