Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A printed sheet or pamphlet distributed by hand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bill or loose printed paper or sheet circulated for the purpose of making some public announcement.
- noun An instrument for pruning trees.
- noun A chopping-implement; a bill-hook.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
- noun A pruning hook.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
loose , printedsheet , to be distributed by hand. - noun A
pruning hook .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word handbill.
Examples
-
Note 12: Perry, Haight-Ashbury, 125; the handbill is replicated in Emmett Grogan, Ringolevio: A Life Played for Keeps, (Boston: Little, Brown, 1972), 247.
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
-
The "handbill" was a fair-sized poster announcing the production at the
Cap'n Warren's Wards Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
-
The handbill with a simple McDonald's logo at the top recommended votes for Republicans John Kasich for governor, Rob Portman for U.S. Senate, and Jim Renacci for Ohio's 16th congressional district.
Ohio McDonald's Employees Get A Message With Their Paychecks: Vote For GOP Candidates AP 2010
-
"Ought a convicted adulteress and her paramour husband be placed in the highest offices of this free and Christian land?" one handbill asked.
Gingrich and the History of Negative Campaigns John Steele Gordon 2012
-
Shirley Rogers Reece, general manager for the company's Ohio region, said McDonald's had no knowledge that the handbill was being distributed.
Ohio McDonald's Employees Get A Message With Their Paychecks: Vote For GOP Candidates AP 2010
-
As repeated several times in written GLN statements prior to the protest, a handbill distributed at the protest, and in our public comments during the course of the protest, our protest was against the leadership of the Catholic church and not the Catholic laity, a majority of whom support equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Andy Thayer: A Gay Protester Responds to Cardinal George's Criticism Andy Thayer 2011
-
His handbill on the subject is rightly criticized as too lawyerly by Burlingame, who elegantly points out:
-
This handbill recently was found, posted, on the Ohio University campus.
-
His handbill on the subject is rightly criticized as too lawyerly by Burlingame, who elegantly points out:
-
Democrats seek voter-intimidation inquiry: Ohio Democrats are asking authorities to investigate a handbill tucked in the paychecks of some McDonald's employees that advocated votes for three Republican.
Boehner endorses Ohio GOP House candidate criticized for Nazi reenactment Post 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.