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 Meaning of PANHANDLE
| Pronunciation: |  | 'pan`handl 
 
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[n]  the handle of a pan  [n]  a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"  [v]  beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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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