handsel

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Aleman, Cervantes, Lesage, Defoe and Fielding were inspired to imitation, and today Lazarillo is acclaimed as the prototype of the picaresque novel, as a handsel of the arriving era of realism in European literature.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before he began to serve himself he wished to serve God, and so handsel his six days’ work by the blessing of the seventh.

From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Ye breed o' the chapman, ye're aye to handsel.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

“Here is handsel for your engagement,” he said.

From Athelstane Ford by Upward, Allen

Salary is for sitting by the table, To do work, pay handsel, as per table!

From Truth and the Myth : Couplets quips by Narayanan, A. R.