colportage

col·por·tage

[kol-pawr-tij, -pohr-; French kawl-pawr-tazh]
noun
the work of a colporteur.

Origin:
1840–50; < French, equivalent to colport(er) to hawk (literally, carry on the neck; see col, port5) + -age -age

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colporteur (ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə, French kɔlpɔrtœr) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a hawker of books, esp bibles
 
[C18: from French, from colporter, probably from Old French comporter to carry (see comport); influenced through folk etymology by porter à col to carry on one's neck]
 
'colportage
 
n

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