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hobby horse (plural hobby horses)

(originally) The Irish hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
(figuratively) A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length.
Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 250:
  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.
A puppet-like costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes; a draisienne.

child's toy

topic about which someone loves to talk

puppet-like costume

early bicycle

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