Handseller

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cheapjack, or itinerant seller. archaic

    "And I have no hesitation in saying, “we three”—viz., Aaron Jessell, William Green, and Friday, were a match for any six handsellers then on the road, masters or men."

Example

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"And I have no hesitation in saying, “we three”—viz., Aaron Jessell, William Green, and Friday, were a match for any six handsellers then on the road, masters or men."

Etymology

From hand + seller.

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