hobbyhorse

Noun

Meaning

A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.

A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hobby barrow gee agate bash puppet mania ball concern sport pursuit passion bicycle addiction toy
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Antonyms

place work opposition dispute craft contest
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Hypernyms

toy preoccupation plaything

Examples

don't get him started on his hobbyhorse Source: Internet

Another theory says that the name "Dada" came during a meeting of the group when a paper knife stuck into a French-German dictionary happened to point to 'dada', a French word for 'hobbyhorse'. Source: Internet

The choice of topic was chosen less from Grierson's curiosity than the fact that he discovered that the Financial Secretary had made the herring industry his hobbyhorse. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hobby store hobby table hobbycraft hobbyhorsical hobbyhorsically hobbyism