PEDDER. - In various English dialects signifies a Pedlar; but it must not bo regarded as a corruption of that word ; a 2Jc'd, in the eastern counties, means a species of hamper without a lid, for the conveyance of fish, eggs, chicken, &c. ; and the person who traflics in such small articles is therefore very properly styled a Pedder. See Halliwell.
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