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English Dictionary: hoyden by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hoyden
n
  1. a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: tomboy, romp, hoyden]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.
      Same as {Hoiden}.

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.
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