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Hansel vs. Handsel — What's the Difference?

Hansel vs. Handsel — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Hansel and Handsel

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Hansel

Variant of handsel.

Handsel

A gift to express good wishes at the beginning of a new year or enterprise.

Hansel

Alternative form of handsel

Handsel

The first money or barter taken in, as by a new business or on the opening day of business, especially when considered a token of good luck.

Hansel

Alternative form of handsel
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Handsel

A first payment.

Hansel

See Handsel.

Handsel

A specimen or foretaste of what is to come.

Handsel

To give a handsel to.

Handsel

To launch with a ceremonial gesture or gift.

Handsel

To do or use for the first time.

Handsel

(obsolete) A lucky omen.

Handsel

A gift given at New Year, or at the start of some enterprise or new situation, meant to ensure good luck.

Handsel

(archaic) Price, payment; especially the first installment of a series.

Handsel

(transitive) To give a handsel to.

Handsel

(transitive) To inaugurate by means of some ceremony; to break in.

Handsel

(transitive) To use or do for the first time, especially so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.

Handsel

A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as an omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc.
Their first good handsel of breath in this world.
Our present tears here, not our present laughter,Are but the handsels of our joys hereafter.

Handsel

Price; payment.

Handsel

To give a handsel to.

Handsel

To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.
No contrivance of our body, but some good man in Scripture hath handseled it with prayer.

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