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Webster 1913 Edition


Hoiden

Hoi′den

,
Noun.
[OE.
hoydon
a lout, rustic, OD.
heyden
a heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D.
heiden
, fr. OD.
heyde
heath, D.
heide
. See
Heathen
,
Heath
.]
[Written also
hoyden
.]
1.
A rude, clownish youth.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
A rude, bold girl; a romp.
H. Kingsley.

Hoi′den

,
Adj.
Rustic; rude; bold.
Younq.

Hoi′den

,
Verb.
I.
To romp rudely or indecently.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hoiden

HOI'DEN

,
Noun.
A rude, bold girl; a romp.
1.
A rude, bold man. [Not used in the United States.]

HOI'DEN

,
Adj.
Rude; bold; inelegant; rustic.

HOI'DEN

,
Verb.
I.
To romp rudely or indecently.

Definition 2024


hoiden

hoiden

English

Noun

hoiden (plural hoidens)

  1. Alternative form of hoyden

Adjective

hoiden (comparative more hoiden, superlative most hoiden)

  1. Alternative form of hoyden

Verb

hoiden (third-person singular simple present hoidens, present participle hoidening, simple past and past participle hoidened)

  1. To romp rudely or indecently.
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