BEGGING
ppr. Asking alms; supplicating; assuming without proof.
n.The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms; as, he lives by begging.
begging bowl
beg ging bowl ▶noun a bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations: among them was a wandering mendicant, with wooden staff and begging bowl | figurative : they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme.
begging letter
beg |ging let ¦ter ▶noun a letter asking for a gift or a charitable donation.
beg |ging bowl ▶noun a bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations. • used in reference to an earnest appeal for financial help: they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme.
The Wordsmith Dictionary
The Wordsmith Dictionary