n. [ OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare, peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin. ] One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker. [ Written also pedlar and pedler. ] “Some vagabond huckster or peddler.” Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Written also pedlary and pedlery. ] 1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Trifling; trickery. [ Obs. ] “Look . . . into these their deceitful peddleries.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]