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单词 pedlar-like
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pedlar-likeadj.adv.

Brit. /ˈpɛdləlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɛdlərˌlaɪk/
Forms: see pedlar n.1 and -like suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pedlar n.1, -like suffix.
Etymology: < pedlar n.1 + -like suffix.
Resembling a pedlar. Also as adv.
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1592 tr. F. Du Jon Apocalypsis xiii. 16 Pedlerlike abuse of indulgences.
1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. F4v Sir Doncaster, are not we Pedlerlike?
1798 J. T. Callender Sketches Hist. Amer. xi. 338 If the French have become our enemies, this arises from the mean, pedlar-like spirit of our policy.
1816 ‘P. Pindar’ Wks. i. 4 I never said, that, pedlar like, you sold, Praise by the ounce, or pound, like snuff or cheese.
1873 R. Browning Poet. Wks. XII. iii. 99 Another month, the year packed up his plagues And sullenly departed, pedlar-like, As apprehensive old-world ware might show To disadvantage when the new-comer, Merchant of novelties, young 'Sixty-eight, With brand-new bargains, whistled o'er the lea.
1942 H. F. Angus et al. Brit. Columbia & U.S. iii. 46 In 1812 we see Donald McKenzie setting out, pedlar-like, for the Snake River.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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