Peddle vs Petal - What's the difference?
peddle | petal |
To sell things, especially door to door.
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(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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(botany) one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.
* 2011 , Jo Baker, The Picture Book
As a verb peddle
is to sell things, especially door to door.As a noun petal is
one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower, when this consists of separate parts, that is it is not fused. Petals are often brightly colored.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.
petal
English
Noun
(wikipedia petal) (en noun)- She is freezing cold. Sputtering. Big eyes wide and wet and red. Too shocked even to cry. 'It's okay, petal , it's okay.'