hotspur
[ hot-spur ]
/ ˈhɒtˌspɜr /
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noun
an impetuous or reckless person; a hothead.
Nearby words
hotly, hotplate, hotpot, hots, hotshot, hotspur, hotsy-totsy, hottentot, hottentot bread, hottentot fig, hottentot's bread
Origin of hotspur
1425–75; late Middle English; after Sir Henry Percy, to whom it was applied as a nickname
Related formshot·spurred, adjective
Definition for hotspur (2 of 2)
Percy
[ pur-see ]
/ ˈpɜr si /
noun
Sir HenryHotspur, 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
Thomas,1729–1811, English poet and antiquary: bishop of Dromore 1782–1811.
Walker,1916–90, U.S. essayist and novelist.
a male given name, form of Percival.
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British Dictionary definitions for hotspur (1 of 3)
hotspur
/ (ˈhɒtˌspɜː) /
noun
an impetuous or fiery person
Word Origin for hotspur
C15: from Hotspur, nickname of Sir Henry Percy
British Dictionary definitions for hotspur (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for hotspur (3 of 3)
Percy
/ (ˈpɜːsɪ) /
noun
Sir Henry, known as Harry Hotspur. 1364–1403, English rebel, who was killed leading an army against Henry IV
Thomas. 1729–1811, English bishop and antiquary. His Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765) stimulated the interest of Romantic writers in old English and Scottish ballads
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