hansel

American  

[han-suhl] / ˈhæn səl /

noun

hanseled, hanseling, hanselled, hanselling

1. a variant of handsel.

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hansel British  

/ ˈhænsəl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of handsel

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Example Sentences

But Osberne said: "Stephen, my friend and fellow, reach out thine hand that I give thee hansel before all of these of what mastership there is in me."

From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May

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

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

Young kings upon their hansel throne Are no sae blest as I am, O!

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

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