handsel

Speech parts

1. handsel - Noun

2. handsel - Verb

Meaning

A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young woman on her wedding day, etc.

Price; payment.

To give a handsel to.

To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

award present box bond grant gift presentation charity bonus deposit donation pledge earnest allowance bail
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Antonyms

indication caution hint menace red light beg
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Derivatives

handseled handseling handselling

Anagrams

handles handels

Examples

Jock, who also runs small book publisher Handsel Press, will be reading excerpts from this new booklet of ‘prophetic poems’ on current issues at the 5-7pm event. Source: Internet

Handsel Day main Historically, presents were given in Scotland on the first Monday of the New Year. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

handscroll handscrub handsearching Handsel Monday handseller handset