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panhandle

pan·handle

UK/ˈpænˌhæn.dəl/ US/ˈpæˌnhændʌl/ rare us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area

  • “Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia”
2.

the handle of a pan

verb

1.

beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

Origin

From its central location in the Texas Panhandle.

Phrases

  • Alaskan Panhandle
  • panhandle track

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