peddlev.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɛdl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛd(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s pedle, 1600s– peddle.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: pedlar n.¹

Etymology: Apparently back-formation < pedlar n.¹ (compare forms s.v.). Compare earlier peddling n.¹, peddling adj.¹ Compare also peddle v.² (compare etymological note at that entry).

1. intransitive. To follow the occupation of a pedlar or itinerant trader; to travel about with small goods for sale.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > practise itinerant selling

hawk1542

aginate1623

peddle1650

higgle1790

travel1937

doorstep1966

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Lev. xix. 16) 151 As a pedlar that first fil's his pack with reports and rumors, and then go's pedling up and down.

1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd xi. 34 To deal with those [that] bear packs and pedle.

1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses iv. 15 Peg was forced to go hawking and peddling about the Streets, selling Knives, Scissars and Shoe-buckles.

1764 Jrnl. Votes Gen. Assembly N.Y. 1 631/2 Margaret Westervels..humbly prayed she might be permitted to peddle with small Wares..for the Support of herself, her Husband, and Mother.

1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 451 The most innocent..those whose talents had been limited by Nature to peddle and purloin.

1895 Overland Monthly Apr. 396/2 Taking a pack upon their back, they peddled, and afterward founded great business houses.

1928 L. Stockett Baltimore ii. 37 A Welsh poet who has tramped across the world picking berries, peddling, and working on cattle-ships.

1996 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 1 m A man named J. A. McCulloch, who..farmed and peddled for a living.

a. transitive. To trade or deal in (small goods) as a pedlar; to carry around and offer (small goods) for sale. Also (U.S.) with out.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > sell as itinerant vendor

cadge1607

bajulate1609

truck1681

peddle1786

work1826

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > sparingly or in small quantities

to scant out1573

handful1626

halfpennyworth1676

dole1749

peddle1786

morsel1855

1786 W. Mackie Addr. Landed Interest Great Brit. 39 The privilege of peddling in that country needles and pins, and crockery ware.

1795 J. Aikin Descr. Country round Manch. ii. i. 202 It has two fairs..for cattle, and also for peddling merchandize.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. xvi. 249 Going to peddle out a lot of huckleberries.

1880 L. Oliphant Land of Gilead ix. 281 He had peddled sacred relics through Russia.

1914 J. F. Gallatin Great Peace Maker: Diary J. Gallatin 80 He peddled furs, was very clever.

1937 Life 13 Sept. 89/2 (caption) A primitive Krum woman peddles vegetables, and scrimps to give her son an education.

1992 D. Morgan Rising in West i. ii. 42 Vernon peddled strings of candied popcorn in the lobby of the Will Rogers Hotel.

b. transitive. figurative. Chiefly depreciative. To deal in or offer as a commodity, in a small way; to promote (a theory, opinion, etc.), esp. persistently or widely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > offer [verb (transitive)] > offer in specific manner

prostrate1553

blandish?1614

humblec1639

peddle1805

1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled v. 183 At length the rogue has drawn a prize, An office, earn'd by peddling lies.

1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock ix. 87 I peddled love and larnin to some purpose when I fust come to York State, I tell ye.

1837 R. W. Emerson Oration before Phi Beta Kappa Soc. 4 This original unit..has been so minutely subdivided and peddled out.

1892 A. Birrell Res Judicatæ v. 132 The usual fortune of those who peddle new ideas.

1950 I. Berlin in Foreign Affairs Apr. 28 356 The..ultimately self-destructive liberties peddled by those conscienceless or self-deceived individualists.

1975 Chinese Econ. Stud. 8 iv. 76 Fallacies peddled by a handful of scabs.

1999 P. Straub Mr. X cxxv. 443 This bracelet probably belonged to a runaway smack addict who peddled her tail along Chester Street.

c. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To deal illicitly in (drugs, stolen goods, etc.), esp. at a petty level. Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. pedlar n.¹ 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > sell specific things [verb (transitive)] > sell illicit items

peddle1908

society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > sell specific things [verb (intransitive)] > sell illicit items

deal1958

peddle1978

1908 Times 24 June 11/1 On the surface he is a young man with a nauseatingly affected manner who makes a living by peddling illicit drugs.

1938 Amer. Speech 13 190/1 To push, to peddle narcotics, especially as a sub-agent or small-time dealer.

1978 ‘W. Haggard’ Poison People iii. 90 They weren't pushers but higher up the line, the runners to the men that peddled.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Nov. 9 It's a desperate situation when you have children peddling drugs in the school yard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

peddlev.²

Brit.

/ˈpɛdl/, U.S.

/ˈpɛd(ə)l/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: piddle v.

Etymology: Variant of piddle v., probably influenced by peddle v.¹ Compare earlier pedlar n.², peddling adj.², and also peddling n.²There is much semantic overlap in the group of words connected with pedlar n.² and peddle v.¹, probably arising from the trifles often sold by pedlars.

Now rare (English regional (northern) in later use.

1. intransitive. To behave in a trifling way; to occupy oneself with trifles. Also: to engage with something in a cursory or ineffectual manner, to dally. Cf. piddle v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity

trifle?a1400

loiterc1400

tiffc1440

tifflec1440

to pick a salad1520

to play the wanton1529

fiddle1530

dauntc1540

piddle1545

dally?1548

pittlea1568

pingle1574

puddle1591

to thrum caps1594

maginate1623

meecha1625

pudder1624

dabble1631

fanfreluche1653

dawdlea1656

taigle17..

niff-naff1728

tiddle1747

peddle1755

gammer1788

quiddle1789

muddle1791

browse1803

niddle1808

poke1811

fal-lal1818

potter1824

footer1825

putter1827

shaffle1828

to fool about1838

mike1838

piffle1847

mess1853

to muck about1856

tinker1856

bohemianize1857

to fool around1860

frivol1866

june1869

muss1876

to muddle about (also around)1877

slummock1877

dicker1888

moodle1893

to fart about1899

to fart about (or around)1899

plouter1899

futz1907

monkey1916

to arse around1919

to play around1929

to fuck around1931

tool1932

frig1933

boondoggle1935

to muck around1935

to screw around1935

to bugger about1937

to bugger around1939

to piss about1943

to dick around1948

to jerk around1953

fart-arse1954

to fanny around1969

slop1973

dork1982

to twat around (or about)1992

to dick about1996

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Peddle, v.n. To be busy about trifles... It is commonly written piddle.

1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) VIII. 616 The court of Directors must be prevented from meddling with or peddling in the discipline of the Army.

1867 J. Hatton Tallants xv It doesn't suit me to be peddling about in the old style of farming.

1877 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy vi. 367 Coteries..peddling with the idlest of all literary problems.

1904 N.E.D. at Pedlar One who peddles, or works in a petty, incompetent, or ineffective way.

†2. transitive. With away. To waste by trifling. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > waste (time) in trifling activity

trifle outa1450

trifle1532

loiter1549

picklea1568

toy1575

trifle1587

rust1604

to idle (time) away1652

fool1657

to dally away1685

dangle1727

to piddle away1743

peddle1866

potter1883

putter1911

gold-brick1918

1866 J. R. Lowell Poet. Wks. 84 We can't but regret (seek excuse where we may) That so much of a man has been peddled away.

1880 R. Jefferies Hodge & Masters I. 290 The squire's time..was peddled away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peddle
释义	peddlev.¹ Brit. /ˈpɛdl/, U.S. /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s pedle, 1600s– peddle. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: pedlar n.¹ Etymology: Apparently back-formation < pedlar n.¹ (compare forms s.v.). Compare earlier peddling n.¹, peddling adj.¹ Compare also peddle v.² (compare etymological note at that entry). 1. intransitive. To follow the occupation of a pedlar or itinerant trader; to travel about with small goods for sale. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > practise itinerant selling hawk1542 aginate1623 peddle1650 higgle1790 travel1937 doorstep1966 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Lev. xix. 16) 151 As a pedlar that first fil's his pack with reports and rumors, and then go's pedling up and down. 1651 J. Ogilby Fables of Æsop Paraphras'd xi. 34 To deal with those [that] bear packs and pedle. 1712 J. Arbuthnot John Bull Still in Senses iv. 15 Peg was forced to go hawking and peddling about the Streets, selling Knives, Scissars and Shoe-buckles. 1764 Jrnl. Votes Gen. Assembly N.Y. 1 631/2 Margaret Westervels..humbly prayed she might be permitted to peddle with small Wares..for the Support of herself, her Husband, and Mother. 1823 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 2nd Ser. III. 451 The most innocent..those whose talents had been limited by Nature to peddle and purloin. 1895 Overland Monthly Apr. 396/2 Taking a pack upon their back, they peddled, and afterward founded great business houses. 1928 L. Stockett Baltimore ii. 37 A Welsh poet who has tramped across the world picking berries, peddling, and working on cattle-ships. 1996 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 22 Sept. 1 m A man named J. A. McCulloch, who..farmed and peddled for a living. 2. a. transitive. To trade or deal in (small goods) as a pedlar; to carry around and offer (small goods) for sale. Also (U.S.) with out. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > sell as itinerant vendor cadge1607 bajulate1609 truck1681 peddle1786 work1826 the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] > sparingly or in small quantities to scant out1573 handful1626 halfpennyworth1676 dole1749 peddle1786 morsel1855 1786 W. Mackie Addr. Landed Interest Great Brit. 39 The privilege of peddling in that country needles and pins, and crockery ware. 1795 J. Aikin Descr. Country round Manch. ii. i. 202 It has two fairs..for cattle, and also for peddling merchandize. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. xvi. 249 Going to peddle out a lot of huckleberries. 1880 L. Oliphant Land of Gilead ix. 281 He had peddled sacred relics through Russia. 1914 J. F. Gallatin Great Peace Maker: Diary J. Gallatin 80 He peddled furs, was very clever. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 89/2 (caption) A primitive Krum woman peddles vegetables, and scrimps to give her son an education. 1992 D. Morgan Rising in West i. ii. 42 Vernon peddled strings of candied popcorn in the lobby of the Will Rogers Hotel. b. transitive. figurative. Chiefly depreciative. To deal in or offer as a commodity, in a small way; to promote (a theory, opinion, etc.), esp. persistently or widely. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > offer [verb (transitive)] > offer in specific manner prostrate1553 blandish?1614 humblec1639 peddle1805 1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled v. 183 At length the rogue has drawn a prize, An office, earn'd by peddling lies. 1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock ix. 87 I peddled love and larnin to some purpose when I fust come to York State, I tell ye. 1837 R. W. Emerson Oration before Phi Beta Kappa Soc. 4 This original unit..has been so minutely subdivided and peddled out. 1892 A. Birrell Res Judicatæ v. 132 The usual fortune of those who peddle new ideas. 1950 I. Berlin in Foreign Affairs Apr. 28 356 The..ultimately self-destructive liberties peddled by those conscienceless or self-deceived individualists. 1975 Chinese Econ. Stud. 8 iv. 76 Fallacies peddled by a handful of scabs. 1999 P. Straub Mr. X cxxv. 443 This bracelet probably belonged to a runaway smack addict who peddled her tail along Chester Street. c. transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To deal illicitly in (drugs, stolen goods, etc.), esp. at a petty level. Also occasionally intransitive. Cf. pedlar n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > sell specific things [verb (transitive)] > sell illicit items peddle1908 society > trade and finance > selling > selling or sale of specific things > sell specific things [verb (intransitive)] > sell illicit items deal1958 peddle1978 1908 Times 24 June 11/1 On the surface he is a young man with a nauseatingly affected manner who makes a living by peddling illicit drugs. 1938 Amer. Speech 13 190/1 To push, to peddle narcotics, especially as a sub-agent or small-time dealer. 1978 ‘W. Haggard’ Poison People iii. 90 They weren't pushers but higher up the line, the runners to the men that peddled. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 26 Nov. 9 It's a desperate situation when you have children peddling drugs in the school yard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peddlev.² Brit. /ˈpɛdl/, U.S. /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: piddle v. Etymology: Variant of piddle v., probably influenced by peddle v.¹ Compare earlier pedlar n.², peddling adj.², and also peddling n.²There is much semantic overlap in the group of words connected with pedlar n.² and peddle v.¹, probably arising from the trifles often sold by pedlars. Now rare (English regional (northern) in later use. 1. intransitive. To behave in a trifling way; to occupy oneself with trifles. Also: to engage with something in a cursory or ineffectual manner, to dally. Cf. piddle v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity trifle?a1400 loiterc1400 tiffc1440 tifflec1440 to pick a salad1520 to play the wanton1529 fiddle1530 dauntc1540 piddle1545 dally?1548 pittlea1568 pingle1574 puddle1591 to thrum caps1594 maginate1623 meecha1625 pudder1624 dabble1631 fanfreluche1653 dawdlea1656 taigle17.. niff-naff1728 tiddle1747 peddle1755 gammer1788 quiddle1789 muddle1791 browse1803 niddle1808 poke1811 fal-lal1818 potter1824 footer1825 putter1827 shaffle1828 to fool about1838 mike1838 piffle1847 mess1853 to muck about1856 tinker1856 bohemianize1857 to fool around1860 frivol1866 june1869 muss1876 to muddle about (also around)1877 slummock1877 dicker1888 moodle1893 to fart about1899 to fart about (or around)1899 plouter1899 futz1907 monkey1916 to arse around1919 to play around1929 to fuck around1931 tool1932 frig1933 boondoggle1935 to muck around1935 to screw around1935 to bugger about1937 to bugger around1939 to piss about1943 to dick around1948 to jerk around1953 fart-arse1954 to fanny around1969 slop1973 dork1982 to twat around (or about)1992 to dick about1996 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. To Peddle, v.n. To be busy about trifles... It is commonly written piddle. 1812 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) VIII. 616 The court of Directors must be prevented from meddling with or peddling in the discipline of the Army. 1867 J. Hatton Tallants xv It doesn't suit me to be peddling about in the old style of farming. 1877 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy vi. 367 Coteries..peddling with the idlest of all literary problems. 1904 N.E.D. at Pedlar One who peddles, or works in a petty, incompetent, or ineffective way. †2. transitive. With away. To waste by trifling. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > cause to be idle or inactive [verb (transitive)] > occupy oneself triflingly with > waste (time) in trifling activity trifle outa1450 trifle1532 loiter1549 picklea1568 toy1575 trifle1587 rust1604 to idle (time) away1652 fool1657 to dally away1685 dangle1727 to piddle away1743 peddle1866 potter1883 putter1911 gold-brick1918 1866 J. R. Lowell Poet. Wks. 84 We can't but regret (seek excuse where we may) That so much of a man has been peddled away. 1880 R. Jefferies Hodge & Masters I. 290 The squire's time..was peddled away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1650v.²1755
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