"handseller" meaning in All languages combined

See handseller on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: handsellers [plural]
Etymology: From hand + seller. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hand|seller}} hand + seller Head templates: {{en-noun}} handseller (plural handsellers)
  1. (archaic) A cheapjack, or itinerant seller. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-handseller-en-noun-ZKvNMQfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1876, William Green, Charles Hindley, The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack, page 109:",
          "text": "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.",
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