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.
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Hoi"den, a.
Rustic; rude; bold.
Younq.
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Hoi"den, v. i.
To romp rudely or indecently.
Swift.
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