panhandle

  1. Noun.  The handle of a pan.
  2. Noun.  (cartography) (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.
  3. Verb.  (US) To beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.

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