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Meaning of PANHANDLE

Pronunciation:  'pan`handl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the handle of a pan
  2. [n]  a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
  3. [v]  beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
 
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 See Also: beg, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, grip, handgrip, handle, hold, pan

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pan"han`dle\, n.
The handle of a pan; hence, fig., any arm or projection
suggestive of the handle of a pan; as, the panhandle of West
Virginia, Texas, or Idaho.
 

 

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