Panhandling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  panhandle \pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. i.
     To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg.
     -- {pan"hand`ler} (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[~e]r), n. --
     {pan"hand`ling} (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[i^]ng), n.
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