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hobby horses

hobby horses is the plural of hobby horse.

hobby horses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hobby horse.

Meaning of hobby horse

Noun

hobby horse (plural hobby horses)

  1. (originally) The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
  2. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
  3. (figuratively) A topic that elicits a prolonged and enthusiastic discussion from an individual.
    • Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
  4. A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
  5. (historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.
    • British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 10

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Questions about hobby horses

What is hobby horses the plural of?
Hobby horses is the plural of hobby horse.

Words near hobby horses in the dictionary

  1. hobby farms
  2. hobby fuse
  3. hobby fuses
  4. hobby horse
  5. hobby horsed
  6. hobby horses
  7. hobby horsing
  8. hobby knife
  9. hobby knives
  10. hobby lantern
  11. hobby lanterns

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