'Obby 'Oss

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English[edit]

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'Obby 'Oss festival

The Old 'Oss capturing a passing maiden during the May Day festival.

Etymology[edit]

From hobby horse, with h-dropping characteristic of West Country English. Compare hoss.

Noun[edit]

'Obby 'Oss (plural 'Obby 'Osses)

(UK) A male dancer dressed as a horse who cavorts through the town pretending to capture young maidens, as part of a May Day festival in Padstow, Cornwall, England.

See also[edit]

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