Panhandle Definition
pănhăndl
panhandled, panhandles, panhandling
verb
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.
American Heritage
To beg (from), esp. on the streets.
Webster's New World
To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger.
Panhandled money.
American Heritage
(US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.
Wiktionary
noun
The handle of a pan.
Webster's New World
A narrow strip of territory projecting from a larger, broader area, as in Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.
American Heritage
A strip of land projecting like the handle of a pan.
The Oklahoma Panhandle.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Panhandle
Noun
Singular:
panhandle
Plural:
panhandlesOrigin of Panhandle
Back-formation from panhandler beggar perhaps pan handler
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probable back-formation from panhandler.
From Wiktionary
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From Wiktionary
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