单词 | hobbyhorse |
释义 | Word Frequency hobbyhorse(ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs) noun 1. a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end 2. another word for rocking horse 3. a figure of a horse attached to a performer's waist in a pantomime, morris dance, etc 4. a favourite topic or obsessive fixed idea (esp in the phrase on one's hobbyhorse) verb 5. (intransitive) nautical (of a vessel) to pitch violently Word origin C16: from hobby1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime |
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