noun
- the trade or business of a peddler; the act of peddling goods
- goods or wares sold by a peddler; merchandise of little value
Usage: archaic or literary
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The old peddler made his living through honest pedlary, traveling from village to village.
- His pedlary consisted mainly of ribbons, buttons, and other small notions.
- In earlier centuries, pedlary was a common occupation for those without fixed shops.
- She dismissed his offerings as mere pedlary—cheap goods not worth her attention.