hobby horse

Definitions

1. 1

   The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.

2. 2

   A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.

3. 3

   A topic that elicits a prolonged and enthusiastic discussion from an individual.

   • Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
   • The squire was now on his hobby-horse, as we say; he had placed the old worn fur cap by his side on the sofa, leaving his bald head and grey hairs exposed.
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   1. 4

      A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer…

      A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.

   2. 5

      An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.

      • British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.
   3. 6

      To pitch back and forth.

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