the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A rash, hot-headed man.
adj. Violent; impetuous; headstrong.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A person who spurs or pushes on recklessly; one who is violent, passionate, heady, or rash.
n. A kind of pea of early growth.
Violent; impetuous.
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n. English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
n. a rash or impetuous person
Word Usage
"Every dictionary worth its spurs notes that the word hotspur was the sobriquet of Sir Henry Percy, son of the Earl of Northumberland, killed in 1403 in the rebellion against Henry IV."