hotspur

hotspur is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A rash, hot-headed man. Holinshed.
  2. 2.Violent; impetuous; headstrong. Spenser. Peacham.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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