| Pronunciation: | | 'pan`handl
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| Matching Terms: | | panhandle state, panhandler
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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
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| | See Also: | | beg, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, grip, handgrip, handle, hold, pan |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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