Handbill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [wn]:

  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) [bouvier]:

  HANDBILL. A printed or written notice put up on walls, &c., in order to 
  inform those concerned of something to be done.