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Hansel
A gift or bribe, the first money received in a day. Hence
Hansel Monday, the first Monday of the year. To “hansel our swords” is
to use them for the first time. In Norfolk we hear of hanselling a coat
—i.e. wearing it for the first time. Lemon tells us that
superstitious people will spit on the first money taken at market for
luck, and Misson says, “Its le baisent en le recevant, craschent
dessus, et le mettent dans une poche apart. ” (Travels in
England, p. 192.)
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