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