PANHANDLE


Meaning of PANHANDLE in English

Function: verb

Inflected Form: pan · han · dled ; pan · han · dling \ - ˌ han(d)-li ŋ , - ˌ han-d ə l-i ŋ \

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

Date: 1903

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 \ - ˌ han(d)-l ə r, - ˌ han-d ə l- ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.