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panhandle

1

[ pan-han-dl ]

noun

  1. the handle of a pan.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) a long, narrow, projecting strip of territory that is not a peninsula, especially such a part of a specified state:

    the panhandle of Alaska; the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.



panhandle

2

[ pan-han-dl ]

verb (used without object)

panhandled, panhandling.
  1. to accost passers-by on the street, riders on the subway, motorists stopped at red lights, etc., and beg from them.

verb (used with object)

panhandled, panhandling.
  1. to accost and beg from.
  2. to obtain by accosting and begging from someone.

panhandle

1

/ ˈ±èæ²ÔËŒ³óæ²Ô»åÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

panhandle

2

/ ˈ±èæ²ÔËŒ³óæ²Ô»åÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. informal.
    to accost and beg from (passers-by), esp on the street
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è²¹²ÔËŒ³ó²¹²Ô»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of panhandle1

First recorded in 1855–60; pan 1 + handle

Origin of panhandle2

An Americanism first recorded in 1885–90; so called from the resemblance of the extended arm to a panhandle 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of panhandle1

C19: probably a back formation from panhandler a person who begs with a pan
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The other, in Florida's panhandle region, will determine a replacement for Matt Gaetz, the firebrand congressman Trump originally picked to be attorney general before he withdrew under a cloud of sexual misconduct and ethics allegations.

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By Tuesday afternoon, the storm moved into Georgia, Florida's panhandle, and North and South Carolina.

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In addition, there are rule changes on "panhandling, discrimination, consuming outside alcohol and vaping."

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Authorities said the victim had refused to give Metoyer money, but did not clarify whether it was an attempted robbery or if he was panhandling.

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Police calls were up and so were resident complaints about panhandling.

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