Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

handbill

noun — 3 senses

handbill

noun

Etymology From hand + bill (“cutting instrument”).

1

A pruning hook.

2

A chopping instrument; billhook.

handbill

noun

Etymology From hand + bill (“sheet of paper”).

1

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.1941 March, “Railway Literature”, in Railway Magazine, page 144:
Related terms
advertisement, booklet, brochure, catalogue, catalog, circular, flier, flyer, junk mail, leaflet, pamphlet

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.