handbill

Etymology 1

From hand + bill (“cutting instrument”).

noun

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

Etymology 2

From hand + bill (“sheet of paper”).

noun

  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

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