Handbill

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

handbill
    n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a
         leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the
         circular to all subscribers" [syn: {circular}, {handbill},
         {bill}, {broadside}, {broadsheet}, {flier}, {flyer},
         {throwaway}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Handbill \Hand"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n.
   1. A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.
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   2. A pruning hook. [Usually written {hand bill}.]
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from Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

HANDBILL. A printed or written notice put up on walls, &c., in order to 
inform those concerned of something to be done.

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