panhandle

See also: Panhandle

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpænˌhændəl/

Etymology 1

From pan +‎ handle.

Noun

panhandle (plural panhandles)

1. The handle of a pan.
2. (cartography, US) On a map, any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan.

   The three counties that form the Oklahoma panhandle were originally part of the Cimarron Strip.

   The very wide Texas panhandle butts up, at its north, against the Oklahoma panhandle.

   The Florida panhandle is the area west, along the Gulf coast, of the Florida Peninsula.

   Part of Fairfield County, Connecticut constitutes a panhandle, extending into Bronx County, New York.

Synonyms

• (projection): salient

Translations

handle of a pan

• Finnish: pannun kahva
• German: Pfannenstiel (de) m
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• Icelandic: pönnuskaft n
• Russian: ча́пельник (ru) m (čápelʹnik), сковоро́дник (ru) m (skovoródnik)

any arm or projection suggestive of the handle of a pan

• Czech: výběžek m
• Finnish: uloke (fi)
• German: Zipfel (de) m, Gebietskorridor m, Landkorridor m, schmaler Landabschnitt m, Landzipfel m
• Hungarian: kiszögellés (hu)
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• Polish: cypel (pl) m, worek (pl) m
• Russian: вы́ступ (ru) m (výstup)
• Slovak: výbežok m
• Ukrainian: виступ m (vystup)

Etymology 2

Probable back-formation from panhandler.

Verb

panhandle (third-person singular simple present panhandl, present participle ing, simple past and past participle panhandled)

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

Translations

beg for money

• French: mendier (fr)
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• Swedish: tigga (sv)