(~s, panhandling, ~d)
1.
A ~ is a narrow strip of land joined to a larger area of land. (AM)
...the Texas ~.
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2.
If someone ~s, they stop people in the street and ask them for food or money. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, usually use beg )
Many of these street people seemed to support themselves by panhandling and doing odd jobs...
There was also a guy panhandling for quarters.
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panhandling
Sergeant Rivero says arrests for panhandling take place every day.
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