hoyden
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Is hoyden a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of hoyden?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.Examples: "She is a hoyden, one will say. At any rate she is not a lady, another will exclaim. I have suspected her all through, a third will declare; she has no idea of the dignity of a matron; or of the peculiar propriety which her position demands."; "her ladyship burst suddenly into the schoolroom to introduce Mr. Perriam, who, as she announced from the doorway to Maisie, wouldn't believe his ears that one had a great hoyden of a daughter."; "It was the same conflicting emotion that made her desire to appear a delicate and high-bred lady with boys and to be, as well, a hoyden who was not above a few kisses."archaic
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To behave in a hoydenish manner.intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary