/ped"l/ , v. , peddled, peddling .
v.t.
1. to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
2. to deal out, distribute, or dispense, esp. in small quantities: to peddle radical ideas.
3. to sell (drugs) illicitly.
v.i.
4. to go from place to place with goods, wares, etc., for sale at retail.
5. to occupy oneself with trifles; trifle.
[ 1525-35; appar. back formation from PEDDLER; in def. 4, reinforced by PIDDLE ]