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hotspur Definition

hot·spur (hät′spʉr′)

noun

a rash, hotheaded person

Etymology: nickname of Sir Henry Percy: see Shakespeare's Henry IV

hotspur Usage Examples

Possessives

  • comment: Hotspur's comment that Vernon's praise of Hal doth nourish agues shows his ill grace, his jealousy of others ' praise.

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