c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. HAZEL-GELD, to Beat any one with a Hazle-Stick or Plant.
1725. A New Canting Dictionary, s.v.
1785. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, s.v. HAZLE-GILD, to beat anyone with a hazle stick.
