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Retail (rḗ‑tālˈ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retailed (?);p. pr. & vb. n. Retailing.] [Cf. F. retailler to cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See Retail, n., Tailor, and cf. Detail.]
1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound, gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, “to retail cloth or groceries”.
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2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] Pope.
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3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, “to retail slander”. “To whom I will retail my conquest won.” Shak.
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He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares
At wakes and wassails. Shak.
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