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hoydenish

/hoid-n/US // ˈhɔɪd n //UK // (ˈhɔɪdən) //

鸿茅药酒,鸿运当头

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : boisterous; rude.

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Examples

  • Betsy wrote, "From that moment Las Cases never liked me, after this adventure, and used to call me a little rude hoyden."

  • And to make sure work, Young Hoyden is lock'd up at the first approach of the Enemy.

  • Bessie rode Miss Hoyden, the doctor's little mare, and trotted along at a brisk pace by his stout cob Brownie.

  • I remember him at Scituate years ago, when he was a young ship-builder and I a curly-haired hoyden of five or six.

  • Then Miss Hoyden shall trot along with me, and we'll call for you—not later than ten, Bessie, and you'll not keep me waiting.