''handbill'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260717141042-00-⌔

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English

Noun

handbill (plural handbills)

• A pruning hook.
• A chopping instrument; billhook.

Noun

handbill (plural handbills)

• A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
  • ✤ Messengers for Mankind.—By Wilfrid L. Randell. […] Among the many illustrations is a reproduction of the historic handbill of the Great Western Railway announcing the introduction of the railway electric telegraph more than 100 years ago.¹

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From hand +‎ bill (“cutting instrument”).

Etymology 2

From hand +‎ bill (“sheet of paper”).

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Footnotes

1. 1941 March, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 144: ↩