2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition.
HOT BLAST
Hot" blast`.
Defn: See under Blast.
HOT-BLOODED
Hot"-blood`ed, a.
Defn: Having hot blood; excitable; high-spirited; irritable; ardent; passionate.
HOT-BRAINED
Hot"-brained`, a.
Defn: Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained youth. Dryden.
HOT BULB; HOT POT
Hot bulb, Hot pot. (Internal-combustion Engines)
Defn: See Semi-diesel, below.
HOTCHKISS GUN Hotch"kiss gun [After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (1826-85), American inventor.]