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handbill en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hand + bill (“cutting instrument”).

Meanings

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

Forms

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handbill en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hand + bill (“sheet of paper”).

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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Relateds

catalogue · catalog · leaflet · booklet · circular · brochure · pamphlet · junk mail · flier · advertisement · flyer

Translations (13)

hu röplap (loose printed sheet) · sh летак (loose printed sheet) · ca full de mà (loose printed sheet) · la libellus (loose printed sheet) · gu ચોપાનિયું (loose printed sheet) · ga bille láimhe (loose printed sheet) · hu szórólap (loose printed sheet) · pl ulotka (loose printed sheet) · de Handzettel (loose printed sheet) · hu röpcédula (loose printed sheet) · bg позив (loose printed sheet) · fr prospectus (loose printed sheet) · de Flugblatt (loose printed sheet)