▪ 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.
| 1642 Rogers Naaman 886 Who by that happy wind of thine..didst hazle and drie up the forlorne dregges and slime of Noahs deluge. a 1825 Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Hazle, to grow dry at top. 1881 Leicestersh. Gloss., Hazzle, to dry slightly. ‘If the clothes don't dry much, they'll hazzle’. 1893 Sheffield 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