1. the business or practice of peddling goods
2. goods sold by a peddler

Examples

• The old man made his living through peddlery, selling trinkets door to door.
• Street peddlery was common in the marketplace during the 19th century.
• His cart was filled with the usual peddlery: buttons, ribbons, and small tools.
• The town regulated peddlery by requiring licenses for traveling merchants.
• She dismissed his arguments as mere peddlery of false ideas.
• The peddlery business declined with the rise of department stores.