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Peddler
Ped′dler
,Noun.
[OE.
pedlere
, pedlare
, also peddare
, peoddare
, fr. OE. ped
a basket, of unknown origin.] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker.
[Written also
“Some vagabond huckster or peddler.” pedlar
and pedler
.] Hakluyt.