Associations to the word «Handbill»

Wiktionary

HANDBILL, noun. A loose printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
HANDBILL, noun. A pruning hook.

Dictionary definition

HANDBILL, noun. An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats