Panhandle

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 : beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Panhandle, TX (town, FIPS 54960)
    Location: 35.34625 N, 101.38007 W
    Population (1990): 2353 (985 housing units)
    Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79068

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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