Answer: hansels

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hanselsthe initial experience of anything; first encounter with or use of something taken as a token of what will follow; foretaste
hanselsHANSEL, to give a good luck gift to, also HANDSEL
hanselsto give a handsel to
hanselsfirst installment of payment
hanselsto inaugurate auspiciously
hanselsto use, try, or experience for the first time
hanselsgift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise