HOIDENED

Verb

hoidened

simple past tense and past participle of hoiden

Source: Wiktionary


HOIDEN

Hoi"den, n. Etym: [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.

Hoi"den, a.

Definition: Rustic; rude; bold. Younq.

Hoi"den, v. i.

Definition: To romp rudely or indecently. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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