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panhandle
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As a noun, panhandle means the handle of a pan. As a verb, it means beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.
Meanings of panhandle
6 meaningsnoun
The handle of a pan.
cartographyUSOn a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan.
“The three counties that form the Oklahoma panhandle were originally part of the Cimarron Strip.”
“The very wide Texas panhandle butts up, at its north, against the Oklahoma panhandle.”
aviationThe handle that activates an ejector seat.
A relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger arealocation
“Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia”
verb
USTo beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.
Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).