"colportage" meaning in English

See colportage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: colportages [plural]
Etymology: 1840s, from French colportage, from colporteur (1723). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|colportage}} French colportage Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} colportage (usually uncountable, plural colportages)
  1. The distribution or selling of publications via carriers, particularly devotional literature. Wikipedia link: colportage Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: colporter, colporteur
    Sense id: en-colportage-en-noun-2eB2dp2N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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