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handbill¹

Where it comes from

From hand + bill (“cutting instrument”).

noun handbills · hand bill · hand-bill

  1. A pruning hook.
  2. A chopping instrument; billhook.

handbill²

Where it comes from

From hand + bill (“sheet of paper”).

noun handbills · hand bill · hand-bill

  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.

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noun loose printed sheet

Françaisprospectus
DeutschHandzettel, Flugblatt

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"handbill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handbill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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handbill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handbill

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"handbill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handbill.

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@misc{handbill_2026,
  title = {handbill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handbill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}