panhandle

Meanings

Noun

  • The handle of a pan.
  • On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan.
  • The handle that activates an ejector seat.

Verb

  • To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, as a bum.

Origin

  • From pan + handle.
  • Probable .

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