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Nov. 10, 2014

hoyden \HOID-n\ noun 1. a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy. adjective 1. boisterous; rude. Also, hoiden. Quotes At seven Juliet was an elfish creature… A hoyden who cuffed her duller witted brothers impartially and cursed her parents with shocking fluency. -- William Faulkner, "Adolescence," Uncollected Stories of William Faulkner, edited by Joseph Blotner, 1979 Origin Hoyden is of uncertain origin, though etymologists suggest it may be linked to the Dutch term heiden meaning "heathen." It entered English in the late 1500s.

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