NOUN (2)

1. a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area;
- Example: "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia"

2. the handle of a pan;


VERB (1)

1. beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money;

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.]

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]

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]

WordNet (r) 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