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Definition of Peddling
1. Noun. The act of selling goods for a living.
Generic synonyms: Marketing, Merchandising, Selling
Derivative terms: Hawk, Peddle, Vend, Vend
Definition of Peddling
1. a. Hawking; acting as a peddler.
Definition of Peddling
1. Verb. (present participle of peddle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peddling
1. peddle [v] - See also: peddle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peddling
Literary usage of Peddling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"405, authorizing village trustees to regulate peddling on the public streets.
... "peddling" has been defined In State v. Lee, 113 NC 081, 18 SE 713, ..."
2. The Police Power, Public Policy and Constitutional Rights by Ernst Freund (1904)
"peddling, etc., and the freedom of commerce.—The restraint on peddling and auction
sales may raise a federal question when it is applied to goods imported ..."
3. The Great North-west and the Great Lake Region of North America by Paul Fountain (1904)
"A Yankee talks of peddler and peddling, where an Englishman would say a hawker,
... The word peddling is but little used in England, while hawking is rarely ..."
4. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1889)
"Hawking and peddling is usually prohibited under penalty of a fine, forfeiture
of the stock of goods or other punishment, except where license has been duly ..."
5. The Political Code of the State of New York by David Dudley Field, William Curtis Noyes, Alexander Warfield Bradford, New York (State). (1860)
"peddling without license forbidden. 752. Applicant to pay duties. 753. Application,
how made. 7o4. Peddlers to produce license. 755. ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"The effect of so restricting the general words would be to leave the Legislature
free to tax the peddling of other merchandise or commodities ..."
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