hobbyhorse
[ hob-ee-hawrs ]
/ ˈhɒb iˌhɔrs /
noun
a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.
a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc.
a pet idea or project.
Words nearby hobbyhorse
hobblebush,
hobbledehoy,
hobbs,
hobby,
hobby farmer,
hobbyhorse,
hobday,
hobgoblin,
hobnail,
hobnail cell,
hobnail liver
Example sentences from the Web for hobbyhorse
British Dictionary definitions for hobbyhorse
hobbyhorse
/ (ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs) /
noun
a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end
another word for rocking horse
a figure of a horse attached to a performer's waist in a pantomime, morris dance, etc
a favourite topic or obsessive fixed idea (esp in the phrase on one's hobbyhorse)
verb
(intr) nautical
(of a vessel) to pitch violently
Word Origin for hobbyhorse
C16: from
hobby
1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime