Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HAND'SEL
HAND'SEL, n. [Dan. handsel; Sax. handselen, from handsyllan, to deliver into the hand. See Sale and Sell.]
- The first act of using any thing; the first sale. – Elyot.
- An earnest; money for the first sale. [Little used.] – Hooker.
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