1.
[syn: Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Hotspur, Harry Hotspur]
2. a rash or impetuous person;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, n. [Hot + spur.]
A rash, hot-headed man. --Holinshed. Hotspur
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, Hotspurred \Hot"spurred`\, a.
Violent; impetuous; headstrong. --Spenser. Peacham.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hotspur
n 1: English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV
(1364-1403) [syn: Percy, Sir Henry Percy, Hotspur,
Harry Hotspur]
2: a rash or impetuous person