panhandle

The handle of a pan; hence, a long narrow strip projecting like the handle of a frying-pan.

The handle of a pan

To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg.

to obtain by panhandling.

To accost in a public place and ask for money from.

The handle of a pan.

(US) On a map, where a part of a political entity forms a longish extension such that it resembles the handle of a pan, as with a frying pan.

To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.

beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area