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noun, plural -bies.
Idiom1.
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.
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| hobby1 (ˈhɒbɪ) | |
| —n , pl -bies | |
| 1. | an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation |
| 2. | archaic, dialect or a small horse or pony |
| 3. | short for hobbyhorse |
| 4. | an early form of bicycle, without pedals |
| [C14 hobyn, probably variant of proper name Robin; compare | |
| 'hobbyist1 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
hobby
1298, "small horse, pony," later "mock horse used in the morris dance," and c.1550 "child's toy riding horse," which led to a transferred sense of "favorite pastime or avocation," first recorded 1676. The connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere." Probably originally a proper name for
EXPANDa horse (cf. dobbin), a dim. of Robert or Robin. The original hobbyhorse was a "Tourney Horse," a wooden or basketwork frame worn around the waist and held on with shoulder straps, with a fake tail and horse head attached, so the wearer appears to be riding a horse. These were part of church and civic celebrations at Midsummer and New Year's throughout England.
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