Hotspur

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, n. [Hot + spur.]
     A rash, hot-headed man. --Holinshed. Hotspur

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, Hotspurred \Hot"spurred`\, a.


     Violent; impetuous; headstrong. --Spenser. Peacham.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hotspur
       n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV
            (1364-1403) [syn: {Percy}, {Sir Henry Percy}, {Harry
            Hotspur}]
       2: a rash or impetuous person