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pan·han·dle1  audio  (pnhndl) KEY 

VERB:
Informal pan·han·dled, pan·han·dling, pan·han·dles
VERB:
intr.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.
VERB:
tr.
  1. To approach and beg from (a stranger).
  2. To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger: panhandled money. See Synonyms at cadge.
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from panhandler, beggar : perhaps pan1 + handler

OTHER FORMS:
panhandler(Noun)


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