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hobby horse

noun 5
verb 1
forms 4

noun5

A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
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(figurative) 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.
A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
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(historical) 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. — 2015
The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.

verb1

To pitch back and forth.

forms

hobby horsed · hobby horsing · hobby horses · hobby-horses

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