panhandle

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pan·han·dle¹

(păn'hăn'dl) pronunciation

v. Informal, -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.intr.
To approach strangers and beg for money or food.

v.tr.

To approach and beg from (a stranger).
To obtain by approaching and begging from a stranger: panhandled money. See synonyms at cadge.

[Back-formation from panhandler, beggar : perhaps PAN¹ + HANDLER.]

panhandler pan'han'dler n.

pan·han·dle² (păn'hăn'dl) pronunciation

The handle of a pan.
often Panhandle A narrow strip of territory projecting from a larger, broader area, as in Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia.

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panhandle, in geography, a strip of land projecting from the main body of an area and shaped like the handle of a pan, such as the panhandles of West Virginia, Texas, and Alaska.

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noun, orig US

A street beggar. (1893 —) .
E. Mcbain Don't...start screaming if a panhandler taps you on the shoulder. He may only want a quarter for a drink (1973).

[Humorously alluding to the beggar's bowl.]

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This article is about the geographical feature. For the act of panhandling (approaching strangers to ask for money), see Begging. For the town in Texas, see Panhandle, Texas. For the park in San Francisco, see Panhandle (San Francisco).

For the film, see Panhandle (film).

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Locations of panhandles within U.S. states

A panhandle is an informal geographic term for an elongated arm-like protrusion of a geo-political entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state.

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1 Term
2 United States panhandles
3 Panhandles outside the U.S.
4 See also
5 References

Term

The term "panhandle" derives from the analogous part of a cooking pan, and its use is generally confined to the United States. A term used elsewhere is salient, derived from military salients. While similar to a peninsula in shape, a panhandle is not surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a geographical mainland. Instead, it is delimited by a land border on at least two sides and extends out from the larger geographical body of the administrative unit.

The panhandle shape is the result of arbitrarily drawn international or subnational boundaries, although the location of some administrative borders takes into account other considerations such as economic ties or topography. In the United States, a protrusion with a less elongated shape is informally called a bootheel.

United States panhandles

State	Largest city	Population	Area (sq. mi)	Population density (per sq. mi)
Alaska	Juneau	72,954	35,138	2
Connecticut	Stamford	220,209	96	2,294
Florida^†	Tallahassee	1,222,492	11,304	108
Idaho	Coeur d'Alene	295,160	21,013	14
Maryland	Frederick	469,376	2,194	214
Nebraska	Scottsbluff	90,410	14,258	6
Oklahoma	Guymon	29,112	5,687	5
Texas	Amarillo	190,695	25,887	7
Eastern West Virginia	Martinsburg	212,483	3,499	61
Northern West Virginia	Wheeling	141,060	601	235

^† This definition of the Florida panhandle includes the following counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.

The six northwest Cook County, Illinois townships, outside of Chicago.^[1]
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway was often called the Panhandle, as it crossed the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia.
The San Francisco Panhandle, California

Panhandles outside the U.S.

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Outside the United States, the term is not in common usage, with the arguable exception of the nearby New Brunswick Panhandle. Nonetheless, some people^[who?] would describe the following characteristic territorial protrusions elsewhere as a corridor or an arm extending into an administratively different territory. Such shapes of territory can be a result of linguistic (or ethnic) lines, in addition to geographic features and other reasons. France considers panhandles as perfect spots to construct nuclear powerstations, for obvious reasons.^[why?] Notable examples include:

Africa

Far North Province, Cameroon
Congo Pedicle, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Caprivi Strip, Namibia
Casamance, Senegal
Wadi Halfa Salient, Sudan

Americas

Misiones, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tatshenshini-Alsek Park^{[clarification needed]}, British Columbia, Canada
New Brunswick Panhandle, Canada
Amazonas and Guainía Departments, Colombia
Petén, Guatemala
Tamaulipas, Mexico

Asia

Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
Teknaf, Bangladesh
Tanintharyi Region, Burma (Myanmar)
Parrot's Beak, Cambodia
Louroujina Salient, Cyprus
Seven Sister States, India
Sikkim, India
Finger of the Galilee, Israel
Batken, Kyrgyzstan

North Hamgyŏng, South Hamgyŏng, and Ryanggang, together comprise the "panhandle" of North Korea^{[citation needed]}^[who?]
Karakoram, Pakistan
Al-Malikiyah, Syria
Sughd, Tajikistan
Southern Thailand, Thailand
Hatay Province, Turkey

Europe

Tyrol and Vorarlberg together comprise the western "panhandle" of Austria
Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cheb District, Czech Republic
Šluknov Hook, Czech Republic
Enontekiö, Finland
Charleville-Mézières, France
Western Thrace, Greece
Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Province of Trieste, Italy
Limburg, the Netherlands
Northern Norway, Norway
Gmina Bogatynia, Poland
Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Bernina, Inn, Lugano and Mendrisio, Porrentruy Districts, Switzerland
Budjak, Ukraine
Dacorum district, United Kingdom

Historical

Polish Corridor, Second Polish Republic (1919-1939)^{[citation needed]}

References

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v d e United States panhandles

Alaska • Connecticut • Florida • Idaho • Maryland • Nebraska • Oklahoma • Texas • Eastern West Virginia • Northern West Virginia

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - tigge
v. tr. - tigge om

2.
n. - skaft på (stege)pande, langt, smalt areal

Nederlands (Dutch)
steel van pan, smalle strook (van staat etc.), op straat bedelen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - mendier
v. tr. - demander l'aumône

2.
n. - poignée (d'une casserole), isthme, canal

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schnorren, betteln

2.
n. - Pfannenstiel, schmales Landstück

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χειρολαβή ρηχού μαγειρικού σκεύους
v. - επαιτώ, ζητιανεύω

Italiano (Italian)
manico di padella, corridorio territoriale (anche una parte geografica del Texas), mendicare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cabo da panela (m), enclave (m)
v. - mendigar (gír.,)

Русский (Russian)
попрошайничать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - mendigar, pedir limosna, pordiosear
v. tr. - mendigar, pedir limosna, pordiosear

2.
n. - faja estrecha de un territorio que entra en otro estado, agarradera de una sartén, mango o agarradera de una cacerola

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stekpanneskaft, långsmal landremsa
v. - tigga på gatan

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 行乞, 向...乞讨, 讨得

2. 平锅柄, 狭长的土地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 平鍋柄, 狹長的土地

2.
v. intr. - 行乞
v. tr. - 向...乞討, 討得

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 길거리에서 구걸하다
v. tr. - 구걸하다

2.
n. - 납작 냄비의 손잡이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 平なべの柄, 細長い地域
v. - 物ごいをする, 物乞いをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يد المقلاة, لسان أرض شبيهه بالمقلاة (فعل) يستجدي, يستعطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ביקש נדבות‬
v. tr. - ‮ביקש נדבות‬
n. - ‮רצועת אדמה צרה, בליטה צרה של מדינה לתוך מדינה אחרת, איזור-ספר, טריז טריטוריאלי‬

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