Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A peddler (American English) or pedlar (British English) [a] is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods. In 19th-century America the word "drummer" was often used to refer to a peddler or traveling salesman; as exemplified in the popular play Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer by George H. Jessop .
The Song Peddlers were managed by Alan Lewis. A single, "Rose Marie" bw "I'm Not Afraid" was released on the Philips label in 1964. The group then changed its name to the Peddlers. [1] Also in 1964, and now known as the Peddlers they had some minor success with their debut single, "Let the Sun Shine In" which was written by Teddy Randazzo. [3] [4]
The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English hucc, meaning "to haggle". [1] The word was in use circa 1200 as "huccsteress".
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
A song book cover, 1900 "Korobeiniki" (Russian: Коробе́йники, romanized: Korobéyniki, IPA: [kərɐˈbʲejnʲɪkʲɪ], lit. 'The Peddlers') is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells the story of a meeting between a korobeinik (peddler) and a girl, describing their haggling over goods in a metaphor for seduction.
It was released in United Kingdom on Philips 6006 034. In New Zealand, it was released on Columbia DNZ 10699. [6] [7]There are two mixes of the song. The movie and original single version has horns.
Get your free daily horoscope, and see how it can inform your day through predictions and advice for health, body, money, work, and love.
During Shinto festivals, these peddlers opened stalls and some members were hired to act as security. Each peddler paid rent in exchange for a stall assignment and protection during the fair. The tekiya were a highly structured and hierarchical group with the oyabun (boss) at the top and kobun (gang members) at the bottom. [3]