hotspur

from 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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, Hotspurred \Hot"spurred`\, a.
   Violent; impetuous; headstrong. --Spenser. Peacham.
   [1913 Webster]

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