3 definitions
for handbill
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Handbill \Hand"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n.
1. A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
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2. A pruning hook. [Usually written hand bill.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
handbill
n : an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet)
intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular
to all subscribers" [syn: circular, bill, broadside,
broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway]
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
HANDBILL. A printed or written notice put up on walls, &c., in order to
inform those concerned of something to be done.
