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Definition of Harry hotspur
1. Noun. English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harry Hotspur
Literary usage of Harry hotspur
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)
"... which was cut away before it reached his chin. He' was strongly made, but not
stout, and was hale and active for his age. Such was Sir harry hotspur of ..."
2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1872)
"Douglas penetrated as far south as Newcastle - on - Tyne, where Henry Percy,
Shakespeare's harry hotspur, commanded the garrison. ..."
3. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1900)
"There is a tradition that the church of Spofforth owes its origin to harry hotspur,
but though there is no mention of it in the records of the Domesday ..."
4. Publishers Weeklyby Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1875)
"Pap., 25 с [A. Williams « Co.] Trollope.—Sir harry hotspur nf ... 50 Norton, Old
Sir Douglass 1.50 Trollope, Sir harry hotspur of ..."
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