handsels

handsels: handÂ·sel || 'hÃ¦nsl v. give a gift; give a cash deposit; inaugurate, use for the first time n. inaugural gift; gift given for good luck at the start of something (particularly at new year); first act of using any thing; first payment for something, first installment; first money taken in by a new business; earnest money; foretaste

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Handsel — Hand sel (h[a^]nd s[e^]l), n. [Written also {hansel}.] [OE. handsal, hansal, hansel, AS. handselena giving into hands, or more prob. fr. Icel. handsal; hand hand + sal sale, bargain; akin to AS. sellan to give, deliver. See {Sell}, {Sale}. ] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Handsel Monday — Handsel Hand sel (h[a^]nd s[e^]l), n. [Written also {hansel}.] [OE. handsal, hansal, hansel, AS. handselena giving into hands, or more prob. fr. Icel. handsal; hand hand + sal sale, bargain; akin to AS. sellan to give, deliver. See {Sell}, {Sale} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hansel — Handsel Hand sel (h[a^]nd s[e^]l), n. [Written also {hansel}.] [OE. handsal, hansal, hansel, AS. handselena giving into hands, or more prob. fr. Icel. handsal; hand hand + sal sale, bargain; akin to AS. sellan to give, deliver. See {Sell}, {Sale} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
handsel monday — noun Usage: usually capitalized H&M : the first Monday of the new year when handsels are given (as to servants, children) especially in Scotland * * * Handsel Monday noun (Scot) The first Monday after New Year s Day, when handsels were given • •… … Useful english dictionary

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