Hobby-horse
21Hobby — Sn std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. hobby (horse), dessen Ursprung nicht mit letzter Sicherheit geklärt ist. Es bedeutet ursprünglich (13. Jh.) ein kleines Pferdchen, später die Nachbildung eines solchen aus Holz usw. Das Bild vom… …
22hobby — /ˈɔbbi, ingl. ˈhHbɪ/ [vc. ingl., abbr. di hobby horse, in origine «cavallo della giostra»] s. m. inv. svago, diletto, piacere, divertimento, passatempo □ mania, pallino …
23hobby horses — The literature on the hobby horse has been expertly collected and analysed by Dr E. C. Cawte, and this entry relies heavily on his findings. Cawte discusses the various meanings of the term hobby horse , which need not concern us here but… …
24Hobby — A hobby is a spare time recreational pursuit. Etymology A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse (which was sometimes called a Hobby ). From this came the expression to ride one s hobby horse , meaning… …
25Hobby (disambiguation) — A hobby is a pastime.Hobby may also mean: *Hobby (bird) *Hobby Airport *Irish Hobby a type of horse ridden by Hobelars in the Middle Ages * Hobbyist , slang for a sex client soliciting onlineurname* Alfred Marmaduke Hobby * James H. Hobby * Oveta …
26hobby — hob·by s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} attività, occupazione che si svolge nel tempo libero, per svago, passatempo o per passione: avere un hobby, diversi hobby, avere l hobby del bricolage, fare una cosa per hobby {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1956 …
27Hobby — Ein Hobby (Plural: Hobbys[1]) oder Steckenpferd ist eine Lieblingsbeschäftigung. Ein Hobby ist somit im Gegensatz zu Arbeit eine Tätigkeit, der man sich nicht aus Notwendigkeit, sondern freiwillig und aus Interesse, Faszination oder sogar… …
28hobby — Pronunciada con una jota tan fuerte como la de jamón …
29hobby — hobby1 noun (plural hobbies) 1》 an activity done regularly for pleasure. 2》 archaic a small horse or pony. Origin ME (in sense small horse , later toy horse or hobby horse ) hobyn, hoby, from familiar forms of the given name Robin. hobby2 noun… …
30hobby — n. 1. Nag, pacing horse, garran. 2. Hobby horse, wooden horse. 3. Favorite object, favorite pursuit, pet topic …
