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What (who) is hobby horse - definition
Hobby horse (disambiguation)
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Hobbyhorse; Hobby Horse; Hobby horses; Hobbyhorses; Hobby-horses; Hobby-horse
A hobby horse is a costume or character involved in traditional customs such as the morris dance and mummers' play.
Hobbyhorse
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Hobbyhorse; Hobby Horse; Hobby horses; Hobbyhorses; Hobby-horses; Hobby-horse
·noun A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.
II. Hobbyhorse ·noun A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.
III. Hobbyhorse ·noun 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.
hobbyhorse
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Hobbyhorse; Hobby Horse; Hobby horses; Hobbyhorses; Hobby-horses; Hobby-horse
see hobby-horse
Examples of use of hobby horse
1. I realize it‘s a bit of a hobby horse for me, since I wrote the legislation.
2. "The nuclear deal is the hobby horse of the prime minister," said nuclear analyst R.R.
3. The so–called flat tax is another hobby horse of the right that swept the nation, then got swept away.
4. It could have been called Conan Doyle‘s Hobby Horse, though that was not one of the 30 to 40 titles that Barnes considered for the book.
5. At the house next door, neighbor Brenda Brown gestured to a hobby horse on its side in her front yard and said it belonged to the children.