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Definition of Hotspurs
1. hotspur [n] - See also: hotspur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hotspurs
Literary usage of Hotspurs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1870)
"She told herself that he was a Hotspur, and that he must be t he head of the
hotspurs when her father should be taken from them. She thought that he looked ..."
2. The United Service (1884)
"... the ' hotspurs' of Naples, those of Palermo, or those of Cagliari could not
rally on the 'hotspurs' of Genoa, nor could those of the Adriatic come to ..."
3. Publications by Scottish History Society, Dorset Record Society (1894)
"... hotspurs in ye east border in ye little yard above ye seat last weeke, and
this day in yc ... for 2 unce beets 5sh, 2 unce spinage 58h, 2 pund hotspurs ..."
4. The Constitutional and Political History of the United States by Hermann Von Holst, John Joseph Lalor, Ira Hutchinson Brainerd (1885)
"The official confession of faith of the Democratic party rested on the same basis
as the doctrines of these hotspurs. Although many northern Democrats did ..."
5. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"The earliest hotspurs are the proper sorts of pease to sow at is time. ...
There are several sorts of the hotspurs ; such as the golden, le Charlton, ..."
6. The Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston 1671-1707 by John Foulis (1894)
"... hotspurs in ye east border in ye little yard above ye seat last wecke, and
this day in ye ... for 2 unce beets 5'h, 2 unce spinage 5'h, 2 pund hotspurs ..."
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