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[hob-ee] 
–noun, plural -bies.
—Idiom| 1. | an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. |
| 2. | a child's hobbyhorse. |
| 3. | Archaic. a small horse. |
| 4. | ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse. |
hob⋅by
2 [hob-ee] –noun, plural -bies.
| a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME hoby < MF hobé, suffixal var. of MF, OF hobel (cf. F hobereau), prob. n. deriv. of hobeler to skirmish, harass, perh. < MD hob(b)elen to turn, roll; cf. D hobbelen to rock, jolt (cf. hobble )
1400–50; late ME hoby < MF hobé, suffixal var. of MF, OF hobel (cf. F hobereau), prob. n. deriv. of hobeler to skirmish, harass, perh. < MD hob(b)elen to turn, roll; cf. D hobbelen to rock, jolt (cf. hobble )
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| hob·by 1 (hŏb'ē) n. pl. hob·bies An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure. [Middle English hobi, hobyn, small horse, hobby horse, perhaps from Hobin, Hobby, nickname for Robert.] hob'by·ist n. |
| hob·by 2 (hŏb'ē) n. pl. hob·bies Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game. [Middle English hobi, from Old French hobe, hobel.] |
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