peddle

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
peddle/ˈpedl/

▶verb

• 1 sell (goods, especially small items) by going from place to place.

• 2 sell (an illegal drug or stolen item).

• 3 promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely.

– origin C16: back-form. from pedlar.

usage: On the confusion of peddle and pedal, see usage at pedal1.