Main Entry:

²panhandle

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

pan·han·dled; pan·han·dling \-ˌhan(d)-liŋ, -ˌhan-d^əl-iŋ\

Etymology:

back-formation from panhandler, probably from panhandle, noun; from the extended forearm

Date:

1894

intransitive verb : to stop people on the street and ask for food or money : beg transitive verb 1 : to accost on the street and beg from 2 : to get by panhandling

— pan·han·dler \-ˌhan(d)-lər, -ˌhan-d^əl-ər\ noun