hansel
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noun
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The hansel shall not be a bad one," replied the soldier, "seeing that I have been lucky at cards of late, and am in love.
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
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
Well," said Baba Mustapha, which was his name, and who was a merry old fellow, looking at the gold, "this is good hansel: what must I do for it?
From The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales by Parrish, Maxfield
"An' right glad I am; for he always brings me a good hansel."
From Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir by Crowley, Mary Catherine
Breakfast had not been concluded, when the Cannie Soogah, who had already got his hansel, as he called his breakfast, in the kitchen, made his appearance at the parlor window, which was immediately thrown up.
From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
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.
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.
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
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
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