1. the trade or business of a peddler; the act of peddling goods
Usage: archaic or literary
2. goods or wares sold by a peddler; merchandise of little value
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.