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panhandle

1 panhandle /ˈpænˌhændl̟/ noun
plural panhandles
1 panhandle
/ˈpænˌhændl̟/
noun
plural panhandles
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANHANDLE
[count] US
: a part of a land area (such as a state) that is narrow and sticks out from a larger area
2 panhandle /ˈpænˌhændl̟/ verb
panhandles; panhandled; panhandling
2 panhandle
/ˈpænˌhændl̟/
verb
panhandles; panhandled; panhandling
Britannica Dictionary definition of PANHANDLE
[no object] chiefly US
: to ask strangers for money in a public place (such as on a sidewalk)

— panhandler

/ˈpænˌhændlɚ/ noun, plural panhandlers [count]