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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n. Same as {Hoiden}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hoyden adj : used of boisterous girls [syn: {hoyden(a)}, {hoydenish}, {tomboyish}] n : a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy}, {romp}]
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