Hobby-horse
81hobby — hobby1 hobbyist, n. hobbyless, adj. /hob ee/, n., pl. hobbies. 1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp collecting and woodcarving. 2. a child s hobbyhorse. 3. Archaic.… …
82Hobby farm — A hobby farm is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are merely to provide some recreational land, and perhaps a few horses for the family s children. Others are managed as… …
83hobby — I. /ˈhɒbi / (say hobee) noun (plural hobbies) a spare time activity or pastime, etc., pursued for pleasure or recreation. {shortened form of hobbyhorse} II. /ˈhɒbi / (say hobee) noun (plural hobbies) 1. Obsolete a small horse. 2. a child s… …
84hobby — noun a) An activity that one enjoys doing in ones spare time. I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby. b) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the The hobby was once a favored bird for the… …
85hobby — I hob•by [[t]ˈhɒb i[/t]] n. pl. bies 1) an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation 2) a child s hobbyhorse 3) archaic a small horse • Etymology: 1325–75; ME hoby(n), prob. for Robin or Robert (cf. hob… …
86hobby — noun (C) an activity that you enjoy doing in your free time: One of her hobbies is horse riding …
87hobby — 1. n. (pl. ies) 1 a favourite leisure time activity or occupation. 2 archaic a small horse. 3 hist. an early type of velocipede. Derivatives: hobbyist n. Etymology: ME hobyn, hoby, f. pet forms of Robin: cf. DOBBIN 2. n. (pl. ies) any of several… …
88Irish Hobby — The Irish Hobby is an extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles that developed prior to the 13th Century. [http://www.tbheritage.com/GeneticMarkers/mtdnaintbdamlines3.html mtDNA in Thoroughbred Dam Lines citing E.W. Hill, et.al., History …
89Rocking horse — This article is about the child s toy. For the Alannah Myles album, see Rockinghorse. A rocking horse is a child s toy, usually shaped like a horse and mounted on rockers similar to a rocking chair.Predecessors of the rocking horse may be seen in …
90Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross — is a nursery rhyme connected with the English town Banbury. The nursery rhyme was first seen in print in 1784. Very popular before the 20th century, it was sung every day by William Gladstone to his children as they had rides on his foot, slung… …
