hansel
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As he himself says,— A blast o' Janwar' win' Blew hansel in on Robin.
From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell
Flannery: But when he heard what we had to tell— Rock: He said he would bring you and glad to do it on his own car, and no need to hansel him.
From Three Wonder Plays by Gregory, Lady
Waiting for us to do the work," said Glencoe bitterly, "and then blithe they'll be to hansel the profits.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
Here, Jenny, come pull out your key An' hansel, wi' zome tidy tea, The zilver pot that we do owe To your prize butter at the show, An' put zome bread upon the bwoard.
From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by Barnes, William
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
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