hobby
1
[ hob-ee ]
/ ˈhɒb i /
noun, plural hob·bies.
an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
a child's hobbyhorse.
Archaic.
a small horse.
Idioms for hobby
ride a hobby,
to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity.
Also ride a hobbyhorse.
Origin of hobby
1OTHER WORDS FROM hobby
hob·by·ist, noun hob·by·less, adjectiveWords nearby hobby
hobble,
hobble skirt,
hobblebush,
hobbledehoy,
hobbs,
hobby,
hobby farmer,
hobbyhorse,
hobday,
hobgoblin,
hobnail
Definition for hobby (2 of 3)
hobby
2
[ hob-ee ]
/ ˈhɒb i /
noun, plural hob·bies.
a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks.
Origin of hobby
2
1400–50; late Middle English
hoby < Middle French
hobé, suffixal variant of Middle French, Old French
hobel (compare French
hobereau), probably noun derivative of
hobeler to skirmish, harass, perhaps < Middle Dutch
hob(b)elen to turn, roll; compare Dutch
hobbelen to rock, jolt (cf.
hobble)
Definition for hobby (3 of 3)
Hobby
[ hob-ee ]
/ ˈhɒb i /
noun
Oveta Culp [kuhlp] /kʌlp/,1905–1995,
U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55.
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British Dictionary definitions for hobby (1 of 2)
hobby
1
/ (ˈhɒbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation
archaic, or dialect
a small horse or pony
short for hobbyhorse (def. 1)
an early form of bicycle, without pedals
Derived forms of hobby
hobbyist, nounWord Origin for hobby
C14
hobyn, probably variant of proper name
Robin; compare
dobbin
British Dictionary definitions for hobby (2 of 2)
hobby
2
/ (ˈhɒbɪ) /
noun plural -bies
any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry
Word Origin for hobby
C15: from Old French
hobet, from
hobe falcon; probably related to Middle Dutch
hobbelen to roll, turn