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    [Noun]  | "hob*by*horse" | \ ˈhä-bē-ˌhȯrs \


    1: a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance

    2: a dancer wearing this figure

    3: buffoon


    Origin: circa 1553 ;

     Hobby small light horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, perhaps from Hobbin, nickname for Robert or Robin;

    [Noun]  | "rocking horse" 


    1: a toy horse mounted on rockers —called also hobbyhorse


    Origin: 1724 ;

    [Noun]  | "hobbyhorse" 


    1: an activity outside of one's regular occupation that is engaged in primarily for pleasure;


      * e.g., " ... oil painting became the hobbyhorse of her long years of retirement "



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     [ "hobbyhorse" ]

    1: an idea emerging from one's hobby, favorite topic, pet topic

      * e.g.,  ... Gossip form his hobbyhorse 

     [ "Hobbyhorse" ]

    1: This is a woman who sleeps with married men.

      * e.g.,  ... I am divorcing you because I discovered that you have a hobbyhorse. 

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