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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hob•by•horse /ˈhɑbiˌhɔrs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.
- a favorite idea or project.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hob•by•horse (hob′ē hôrs′),USA pronunciation n. - a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.
- a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc.
- a pet idea or project.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hobbyhorse /ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs/ n - a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end
- another word for rocking horse
- a figure of a horse attached to a performer's waist in a pantomime, morris dance, etc
- a favourite topic or obsessive fixed idea (esp in the phrase on one's hobbyhorse)
Etymology: 16th Century: from hobby1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime |