'Panhandle' definitions:
Definition of 'panhandle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"
noun
The handle of a pan
verb
Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
Definition of 'Panhandle'
From: 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.]
Definition of 'Panhandle'
From: 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]
Definition of 'panhandle'
From: 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]
Panhandle, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.