avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
(noun) an auxiliary activity
hobby, Falco subbuteo
(noun) small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse
(noun) a child’s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hobby (plural hobbies)
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
• (activity done for enjoyment in spare time): avocation, pastime; See also hobby
hobby (plural hobbies)
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.
Hobby
An English surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Hob"by, n.; pl. Hobbies. Etym: [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hobé, F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.
Hob"by, Hob"by*horse`, n. Etym: [OE. hobin a nag, OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh. akin to E. hop to jump.]
1. A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. Johnson.
2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form hobbyhorse.]
3. A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion. [Usually under the form hobby.] Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
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