hansel
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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I hae a hansel o' coffee by me.
From Foes by Johnston, Mary
"Well, I hope ye had the decent hansel for it, any how, Jim?"
From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Lever, Charles James
My lord Dorax, the governor, will have him at any rate:—There's hansel.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir
Breakfast had not been concluded, when the Cannie Soogah, who had already got his hansel, as he called his breakfast, in the kitchen, made his appearance at the parlor window, which was immediately thrown up.
From The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William
The goodman liked the looks of him, and they struck the bargain betwixt them straightway, and Stephen had hansel of a second dinner, and ate well thereat; and henceforth is he called Stephen the Eater.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
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