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pan·han·dle 1
(păn′hăn′dl)v. pan·han·dled, pan·han·dling, pan·han·dles Informal
v.intr.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.
v.tr.
1. To approach and beg from (a stranger).
2. To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger: panhandled money. See Synonyms at cadge.
pan′han′dler n.
pan·han·dle 2
(păn′hăn′dl)n.
1. The handle of a pan.
2. often Panhandle A narrow strip of territory projecting from a larger, broader area, as in Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.
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panhandle
(ˈpænˌhændəl)n
1. (Physical Geography) (sometimes capital) (in the US) a narrow strip of land that projects from one state into another
2. (in a South African city) a plot of land without street frontage
panhandle
(ˈpænˌhændəl)vb
informal US and Canadian to accost and beg from (passers-by), esp on the street
[C19: probably a back formation from panhandler a person who begs with a pan]
ˈpanˌhandler n
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pan•han•dle1
(ˈpænˌhæn dl)n.
1. the handle of a pan.
2. a long, narrow, projecting strip of a larger territory, as of a state: the Texas panhandle.
[1855–60]
pan•han•dle2
(ˈpænˌhæn dl)v. -dled, -dling. v.i.
1. to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
v.t. 2. to accost and beg from.
3. to obtain by accosting and begging from someone.
[1895–1900, Amer.; back formation from panhandler; so called from the resemblance of an extended arm to a panhandle1]
pan′han`dler, n.
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panhandle
Past participle: panhandled
Gerund: panhandling
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| Noun | 1. | panhandle - a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth |
| 2. | panhandle - the handle of a pan handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" pan - shallow container made of metal | |
| Verb | 1. | panhandle - beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" |
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Translations
panhandle
[ˈpænhændl] (US)A. N (Geog) faja angosta de territorio de un estado que entra en el de otro
B. VI (= beg) → mendigar, pedir limosna
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