Definitions for hotspurs

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IPA: /ˈhɒtˌspɜr/

Hotspurs is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 273 anagrams from letters in hotspurs (hoprsstu).

Definitions for hotspurs

noun

  1. an impetuous or reckless person; a hothead.
  2. Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
  3. Thomas, 1729–1811, English poet and antiquary: bishop of Dromore 1782–1811.
  4. Walker, 1916–90, U.S. essayist and novelist.
  5. a male given name, form of Percival.

Origin of hotspurs

1425-75; late Middle English; after Sir Henry Percy, to whom it was applied as a nickname

Examples for hotspurs

One condition she insisted on, however, namely, that Arthur should be her hotspur.

I forgot to ask what you called him; I've named him hotspur—he'll never be steady at his fences.

She had given her word; and that, for a hotspur, must be enough.

hotspur interrupts her by calling the servant and giving him orders.

She of course had known,—had felt as keenly as he had felt, for was she not a hotspur?

hotspur must, therefore, have been born between the end of October 1365 and the end of October 1366.

Footnote 123: The whole of Anglesey was granted to hotspur for life.

It was almost such a letter as a hotspur should write on such an occasion.

hotspur: 
Why, so can I, or so can any man; 
But will they come when you do call for them?

"I tell you, Captain hotspur, that you're not to go," she said to him.

Word Value for hotspurs
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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