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hand·sel
[han-suh
l] noun, verb, hand·seled, hand·sel·ing or ( especially British ) hand·selled, hand·sel·ling. noun
1.
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
2.
a first installment of payment.
3.
the initial experience of anything; first encounter with or use of something taken as a token of what will follow; foretaste.
verb (used with object)
4.
to give a handsel to.
5.
to inaugurate auspiciously.
6.
to use, try, or experience for the first time.
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handsel or archaic, dialect or hansel (ˈhænsəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a gift for good luck at the beginning of a new year, new venture, etc |
| —vb , -sels, -selling, -selled, -sels, -seling, -seled | |
| 2. | to give a handsel to (a person) |
| 3. | to begin (a venture) with ceremony; inaugurate |
| [Old English handselen delivery into the hand; related to Old Norse handsal promise sealed with a handshake, Swedish handsöl gratuity; see | |
| hansel or archaic, dialect or hansel | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English handselen delivery into the hand; related to Old Norse handsal promise sealed with a handshake, Swedish handsöl gratuity; see | |
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