pan|han|dle

pan|han|dle
pan|han|dle1 «PAN HAN duhl», noun.
1. the handle of a pan.
2. a narrow strip of land projecting like a handle, such as a state or territory extending between two others: »

the Texas panhandle.

[< pan dish for cooking + handle]
pan|han|dle2 «PAN HAN duhl», intransitive verb, transitive verb, -dled, -dling.
Informal. to beg, especially in the streets: »

He prides himself on the fact that he has never panhandled, never visited a soup kitchen, or taken a night's lodging in one of the various hospitals maintained by charitable agencies in the city (Harper's).

[American English, probably back formation < panhandler < pan receptacle used for collecting money + handler]

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