handseled
/ˈhænsəld/
verb
- To give a gift or token of good luck at the beginning of something, such as a new year, a new venture, or a first use of something.
- My grandmother always handseled the first day of spring by giving each grandchild a coin.
- The team handseled their season opener with a small celebration before the game.
- They handseled the new house with a bottle of wine and a loaf of bread.
- To use or experience something for the first time, often with a sense of inauguration or good omen.
- He handseled his new fishing rod by catching a trout on his very first cast.
- The children handseled the freshly painted playground by sliding down the new slide.
- She handseled the journal by writing a single hopeful sentence on the first page.