Packware

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler. uncountable

    "[…] when he again set out on his former route, carrying with him a plentiful supply of copies, for the benefit of those who might prefer poetry to packware."

Example

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"[…] when he again set out on his former route, carrying with him a plentiful supply of copies, for the benefit of those who might prefer poetry to packware."

Etymology

From pack + -ware.

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