Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Handbill \Hand"bill`\, n.
   1. A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.

   2. A pruning hook. [Usually written {hand bill}.]

Source : WordNet®

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