2. (common).—To elude a danger.
To die by the hedge, verb. phr. (common).—To die in poverty.
To hang in the hedge, verb. phr. (old).—See quot.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew. It hangs in the hedge, of a Law-suit or anything else Depending, Undetermined.
As common as the hedge (or highway), phr. (old).—Very common.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. As common as the hedge or highway, said of a prostitute or Strumpet.
1725. New Cant. Dict. s.v.
By hedge or by crook. See Hook. [[295]]
Hedge-bird, subs. (old).—See quot.
1614. Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, ii., 1. Out, you rogue, you hedge-bird, you pimp, you panier-man’s bastard, you.