I. pan ‧ han ‧ dle 1 /ˈpænˌhændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English
a long thin area of land that sticks out from a larger area:
the Texas panhandle
II. panhandle 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive] especially American English informal
to ask for money in the streets SYN beg :
homeless people panhandling in the subway
—panhandler noun [countable]