panhandle

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. pan·han·dle¹ (pănʹhăn'dl)v. Informal pan·han·dled, pan·han·dling, pan·han·dlesv. intr.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.v. tr.
1. To approach and beg from (a stranger).
2. To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger:
panhandled money.
See Synonyms at cadge. [Back-formation from panhandler, beggar : perhaps pan¹ + handler.] panʹhan'dler n. II. pan·han·dle² (pănʹhăn'dl)n.
1. The handle of a pan.
2. often Panhandle A narrow strip of territory projecting from a larger, broader area, as in Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.