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handsel
- Main Entry:
- 1hand·sel

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈhan(t)-səl\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English hansell
- Date:
- 14th century
1: a gift made as a token of good wishes or luck especially at the beginning of a new year2: something received first (as in a day of trading) and taken to be a token of good luck3 a: a first installment : earnest money b: earnest, foretaste
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