peddled

Meanings

• Verb

  Sold or offered for sale, especially in a pushy or persistent way.

  - "He peddled his old car to a used-car dealer."
  - "The street vendors were peddling their wares to tourists."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with peddled
belched , reached , preached , teached

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Variants

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peddle , peddled , peddles , peddling

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Forms

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peddled (past tense and past participle)

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to travel on foot selling goods from door to door'. Derived from the Old English word 'peddan' meaning 'to travel on foot'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word that can be formed using letters from the word 'peddled' is 'deplorable'.

2. In the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life', George Bailey mentions that he used to peddle magazine subscriptions.

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Related Concepts

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1. Street Vendor: A person who sells goods or services on the street or from a cart or stand.

2. Traveling Salesman: A person who sells goods or services by traveling from place to place.

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Culture

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Peddling has been a common practice since ancient times, with evidence of it dating back to the Roman Empire. It has been depicted in various forms of literature, including Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist'.

How to Memorize "peddled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone selling goods from door to door or a street vendor selling their wares.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'peddled' with the image of someone selling goods.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Peddle A Car' to remember the meaning of the word.

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