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 Hand·sel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handseled or Handselled p. pr. & vb. n. Handseling or Handselling.]
 1. To give a handsel to.
 2. To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.
    No contrivance of our body, but some good man in Scripture hath handseled it with prayer.   --Fuller.
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