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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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; 



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