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Hoiden

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hoi⋅den

  [hoid-n]
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–noun, adjective
hoyden.
Related forms:
hoi⋅den⋅ish, adjective

hoy⋅den

  [hoid-n]
–noun
1. a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
–adjective
2. boisterous; rude.
Also, hoiden.

Origin:
1585–95; perh. < MD heyden boor, heathen

Related forms:
hoy⋅den⋅ish, adjective
hoy⋅den⋅ism, noun
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Word Origin & History

hoyden 
1593, perhaps from Du. heiden "rustic, uncivilized man," from M.Du. heiden "heathen." Originally in Eng. "rude, boorish fellow," sense of "ill-bred, boisterous female" first recorded 1676.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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