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hotspur (iou)



hotspur noun & adjective. LME.
[from HOT adjective + SPUR noun1.]
A. noun. A person whose spur is hot with impetuous riding; transf. an impetuous or reckless person. Chiefly as the nickname of Sir Henry Percy (1364-1403), English rebel. LME.
b. adjective. Fiery, impetuous. L16.