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Noun: panhandle  'pan,han-d(u)l
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
    "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
     
  2. The handle of a pan
    "She gripped the panhandle with a potholder to avoid burning her hand"
Verb: panhandle  'pan,han-d(u)l
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
    "The homeless man was forced to panhandle to survive";
    - mendicate [archaic]

Derived forms: panhandles, panhandled, panhandling

Type of: beg, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, grip, handgrip, handle, hold

Part of: pan

Encyclopedia: Panhandle, Texas