hansel
Americannoun
noun
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On giving her the accustomed ripp of corn to hansel in the New Year.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
"Well, I hope ye had the decent hansel for it, any how, Jim?"
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
"An' right glad I am; for he always brings me a good hansel."
From Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir by Crowley, Mary Catherine
And so I went on till noon, without taking hansel, and I said to myself, 'Would Heaven I had never come to Baghdad!'
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
But Osberne said: "Stephen, my friend and fellow, reach out thine hand that I give thee hansel before all of these of what mastership there is in me."
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
However, we hanselled your cup, as you know she is of a thirsty temperament.”
From The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler by Brewster, David, Sir
Then he made peace between them and clad them all in sumptuous robes of honour and hanselled them with precious jewels of land and sea.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Then the place was hanselled with its first regularly prepared dinner, the first meal beneath its roof at which a woman had presided.
From A Hero of Ticonderoga by Robinson, Rowland E.
The younger men had "hanselled" their good bargain overwell, and were laughing and talking freely, as they walked up the white road from the haven.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
On him the Church was built, that is, through him: it was he who hanselled the key.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Allies, Thomas W.
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