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Noun: handsel  han-sul
  1. A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest
    - hansel
Verb: handsel (handselled,handselling, or [US] handseled,handseling)  han-sul
  1. To give a handsel to
    - hansel

Derived forms: handseled, handseling, handselled, handselling, handsels

Encyclopedia: Handsel

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