Hoiden, Hoyden

[W. hooden , a woman of doubtful fame. A rude, awkward, bold, skittish girl; a romp; a tomboy. -a. Rude; awkward; bold; skittish; country-bred; inelegant. -v. n. To romp rudely or indecently; to play the part of a tomboy. "The wenches had been hoidening with the young apprentices." Swift.