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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. 1. to obtain by panhandling. [ PJC ]
2. To accost in a public place and ask for money from. [ PJC ]
v. i. To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg. -- pan"hand`ler n. -- pan"hand`ling n. [ PJC ]
. West Virginia; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]