The Collaborative International Dictionary
panhandle \pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. i. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. -- pan"hand`ler (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[~e]r), n. -- pan"hand`ling (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[i^]ng), n.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of panhandle English)
Wikipedia
Panhandling may refer to:
- Aggressive panhandling
- Begging
Usage examples of "panhandling".
If you are successful at panhandling, you'll be able to master all the skills in the book and then some.
The Professor had regular panhandling patches for rush-hours, and evening haunts, but in the middle of the day he could be anywhere.
As they stepped out of the mall, with Spencer in his new clothes, the same man was panhandling by the door, and smiling.
When it wasn't being used for panhandling he folded it up and inserted it inside his coat where it magically disappeared leaving no lumps or bulges.
After working all his adult life and years of being an energetic homeowner, and then entering the marathon called raising twins, he had switched to idleness, just panhandling and reading newspapers all day long.