handsel

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Superior Court Judge John Hannah, however, shook up those plans when he deemed two of Lake's witnesses — Erich Speckin, a forensic document analyst, and Chris Handsel, a software consultant — irrelevant to the trial.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Jenny and Menie, in the kitchen, were looking forward to that Handsel Monday which is the Whit Monday of country servants, and the family gathering of the peasantry in Scotland.

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

Three boats which had escaped injury were instantly lowered, and Mr Handsel, not aware that Ralph was wounded, ordered him to go in one of them.

From The Two Shipmates by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Handsels were also presents or earnests of goodwill in the North; thus Handsel Monday, the first Monday in the year, an occasion for universal tipping, is the equivalent of the English Boxing day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Lieutenant Handsel at once took the command, making his clear voice, as he issued his orders, heard amid the wild din of battle.

From The Two Shipmates by Kingston, William Henry Giles