The word for today is…

spruik (verb) – (archaic slang Australia) To speak in public (used esp of a showman or salesman).

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : 1916, Australia and New Zealand slang, of unknown origin.

Peter is a fourth-generation New Zealander, with his mother's and father's folks having arrived in New Zealand in the 1870s. He lives in Lower Hutt with his wife, some cats and assorted computers. His...