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▪ I. hazle, hazzle, v. dial.|ˈhæz(ə)l| [freq. of haze v.3: see -le. OF. had hasler as variant of haler to burn, to dry; but this was prob. not connected.] a. trans. To dry superficially. b. intr. To become dry on the surface.
1642Rogers Naaman 886 Who by that happy wind of thine..didst hazle and drie up the forlorne dregges and slime of Noahs deluge. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Hazle, to grow dry at top. 1881Leicestersh. Gloss., Hazzle, to dry slightly. ‘If the clothes don't dry much, they'll hazzle’. 1893Sheffield Gloss. Suppl., Hazzle, to dry slightly..It is better, if the ground is damp, to let the sun hazzle the surface of the land before the second harrowing. ▪ II. hazle, hazly see hazel1 and hazel2, hazelly a.2 |