Pebble vs Peddle - What's the difference?
pebble | peddle |
A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
(geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
(curling) A small droplet of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface.
Transparent and colourless rock crystal.
To pave with pebbles.
(curling) To deposit water droplets on the ice. e.g. to pebble the ice between games.
To sell things, especially door to door.
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, title= To sell illegal narcotics.
(derogatory, figuratively) To spread or cause to spread.
* 2009 , Michael John Beashel, Unshackled (page 166)
* 2012 , Niamh O'Connor, Taken (page 166)
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As verbs the difference between pebble and peddle
is that pebble is to pave with pebbles while peddle is to sell things, especially door to door.As a noun pebble
is a small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.pebble
English
Noun
(en noun)- the pebbles on the hungry beach
- children gathering pebbles on the shore
- Brazilian pebble
Verb
peddle
English
Verb
(peddl)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=My hopes wa'n't disappointed. I never saw clams thicker than they was along them inshore flats. I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out. Clams was fairly scarce over that side of the bay and ought to fetch a fair price.}}
- Christine walked a dangerous line, peddling gossip about her detested son-in-law.
- Roberts was a drug dealer, nicknamed 'King Krud', who peddled death and misery.