Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

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

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