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handbills

handbills is the plural of handbill.

Meaning of handbill

Noun (1)

handbill (plural handbills)

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

Noun (2)

handbill (plural handbills)

  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

Questions about handbills

What is handbills the plural of?
Handbills is the plural of handbill.

Words near handbills in the dictionary

  1. handbell
  2. handbells
  3. handbike
  4. handbikes
  5. handbill
  6. handbills
  7. handblocked
  8. handblow
  9. handblown
  10. handblows
  11. handboard

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