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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
panhandle
    n 1: a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some
         larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle
         of West Virginia"
    2: the handle of a pan
    v 1: beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Panhandle \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.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
panhandle \pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. i.
   To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg.
   -- pan"hand`ler (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[~e]r), n. --
   pan"hand`ling (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[i^]ng), n.
   [PJC]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Panhandle \Pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. t.
   1. to obtain by panhandling.
      [PJC]

   2. To accost in a public place and ask for money from.
      [PJC]

5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Panhandle, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
   Population (2000):    2589
   Housing Units (2000): 1014
   Land area (2000):     2.128077 sq. miles (5.511694 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.128077 sq. miles (5.511694 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            54960
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             35.347409 N, 101.381997 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     79068
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Panhandle, TX
    Panhandle


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