"begging bowl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: begging bowls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} begging bowl (plural begging bowls)
  1. A bowl held by a beggar seeking money and food.
    Sense id: en-begging_bowl-en-noun-bHd~p4Sp
  2. (figurative) Used in reference to a plea for help. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-begging_bowl-en-noun-ZaswXLv- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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