hobby horse
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See also: hobbyhorse and hobby-horse
English
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[edit]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.
- (cycling, historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.
- Synonyms: dandy horse, draisienne
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[edit]child's toy
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topic about which someone loves to talk
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puppet-like costume
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early bicycle
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