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''handbill'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260717141042-00-⌔
handbill - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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
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Etymology 1
From hand + bill (“cutting instrument”).
Etymology 2
From hand + bill (“sheet of paper”).
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Link to original Footnotes
1941 March, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 144: ↩
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