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panhandle


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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 




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