Hobby - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Hobby : (noun)
1: an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, sideline, spare-time activity]
2: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride [syn: hobbyhorse, rocking horse]
3: small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds [syn: Falco subbuteo]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Hobby : \Hob"by\, n.; pl. Hobbies. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zo["o]l.) A small, strong-winged European falcon ({Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Hobby : \Hob"by\, Hobbyhorse \Hob"by*horse`\, n. [OE. hobin a nag, OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh. akin to E. hop to jump.] 1. A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. --Johnson.

2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form hobbyhorse.]

3. 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. [Usually under the form hobby.]

Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. --Macaulay.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Hobby
	damonquerry: @thirtysix It's good to have a Hobby. No matter how pointless. This is the highlight of my week.
	Momatwork1: Kestdagen komen eraan.......saai, gezellig??. Neeeee lekker tijd voor mezelf en de meiden.... en natuurlijk mijn Hobby.
	Gstacks09: Just Made A Ill 16. Goin In Is A Hobby

Hobby - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Hobby