hansel
Americannoun
noun
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A bare-headed lassie, hoping to be hansel, threw down twopence and asked tape at three yards a halfpenny.
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
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
There is no time to follow the steps of Burns from old Alloway, by the Bonnie Doon in the clay-built hut, where the January wind blew hansel in on Robin—to Mt.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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
Young kings upon their hansel throne Are no sae blest as I am, O!
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
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
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.
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
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