Word Meanings - PANHANDLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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.

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• PROJECTION
  The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction
• VIRGINIA
  One of the States of the United States of America. -- a.
• HANDLESS
  Without a hand. Shak.
• PANHANDLE STATE
  West Virginia; -- a nickname.
• TEXAS
  A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. Knight.
• PANHANDLE
  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.
• HANDLE
  1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh. Luke xxiv. 39. About his altar, handling holy things. Milton. 2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to
• HENCE
  ending; cf. -wards), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinnan, G. hinnen, OHG. 1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." Chaucer. Arise, let us go hence. John xiv. 31. I will send
• TEXAS LEAGUER
  A short fly that falls too far out to be handled by an infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder.
• SUGGESTIVE MEDICINE
  Treatment by commands or positive statements addressed to a more or less hypnotized patient.
• HANDLEABLE
  Capable of being handled.
• HENCEFORWARD
  From this time forward; henceforth.
• SUGGESTIVE
  Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation. -- Sug*gest"ive*ly, adv. -- Sug*gest"ive*ness, n.
• HENCEFORTH
  From this time forward; henceforward. I never from thy side henceforth to stray. Milton.
• CHANDLER
  of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L. candela candle. See 1. A maker or seller of candles. The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne, With tallow spots thy coat. Gay. 2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by
• HEREHENCE
  From hence.
• WHENCEFORTH
  From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. Spenser.
• THENCEFROM
  From that place.
• CHANDLERY
  Commodities sold by a chandler.
• OVERHANDLE
  To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. Shak.
• THENCE
  see -wards) thennes, thannes , AS. thanon, thanan, thonan; akin to OHG. dannana, dannan, danan, and G. 1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." Chaucer. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Mark
• ARCHENCEPHALA
  The division that includes man alone. R. Owen.
• THENCEFORTH
  From that time; thereafter. If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt. v. 13. Note: This word is sometimes preceded by from, -- a redundancy sanctioned by custom. Chaucer. John. xix. 12.
• WHENCEEVER
  Whencesoever.