noun

panhandle

PAN-han-duhl

noun

A narrow strip of land belonging to a larger territory that juts out on a map, resembling the handle of a pan.

"The Texas Panhandle stretches out like a rectangle in the state's northwest corner."

verb

To ask strangers for money on the street, often as someone who is homeless.

"He used to panhandle outside the train station before finding work."

How to Use Panhandle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither a narrow strip of land sticking out from a larger area, or (as a verb) to beg for money on the street.

panhandled past tense, panhandles plural, panhandles singular

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The Texas _____ stretches out like a rectangle in the state's northwest corner.

Formed from "pan" + "handle" — the geographic sense compares a thin protruding strip of land to the handle of a cooking pan.

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