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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. H. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rustic; rude; bold. Younq. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To romp rudely or indecently. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. State of being a hoiden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like, or appropriate to, a hoiden. [ 1913 Webster ]