hansel
Americannoun
noun
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Our monarch’s hindmost year but ane Was five-and-twenty days begun, Twas then a blast o’ Janwar win’ Blew hansel in on Robin.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
My lord Dorax, the governor, will have him at any rate:—There's hansel.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir
The goodman liked the looks of him, and they struck the bargain betwixt them straightway, and Stephen had hansel of a second dinner, and ate well thereat; and henceforth is he called Stephen the Eater.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
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
Young kings upon their hansel throne Are no sae blest as I am, O!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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