pedlary
/ˈpɛdləri/
noun
- The business or activity of selling goods, especially by traveling from place to place.
- He took up pedlary after losing his job at the factory, selling kitchen tools door to door.
- In the 19th century, pedlary was a common way for rural families to get household goods.
- Modern pedlary often involves selling handmade crafts at local fairs and markets.
- The goods sold by a peddler; merchandise of a traveling seller.
- The old trunk was filled with the pedlary of a bygone era: ribbons, buttons, and small toys.
- His cart was loaded with colorful pedlary, from scarves to spices.
- She spread her pedlary on a blanket at the street corner, hoping to attract customers.