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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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