Complete Definition of "hobby horse"

Image:Hobby-Horse.jpg|thumb|right|A child with a hobby horse (1).
Image:Hobbyhorsemorrispaint.png|thumb|Hobby horse 3.
English
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Alternative spellings
hobbyhorse, hobby-horse

Noun
en-noun|sg=hobby horse

  1. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse mounted on a stick.
  2. metaphoric: A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length.

#: Don't ask him about global warming, it's his favourite hobby horse - you'll never get away.

  1. A puppet-like costume giving the wearer the appearance of a man on horseback. Used in some traditional dances and festivals.
  2. An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes; a draisienne

See also
rocking horse

Translations
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trans-top|child's toy
German: Steckenpferd n
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trans-top|topic about which someone loves to talk
German: Steckenpferd n
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trans-top|puppet-like costume
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trans-top|early bicycle
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French: :fr:violon d�Ingres|Violon d'Ingres, :fr:hobby|hobby, :fr:dada|dada
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