n.
Pronunciation: ' hä-b ē - ˌ ho ̇ rs
Function: noun
Etymology: hobby small light horse, from Middle English hoby, hobyn, perhaps from Hobbin, nickname for Robert or Robin
Date: circa 1553
1 a : a figure of a horse fastened about the waist in the morris dance b : a dancer wearing this figure
2 obsolete : BUFFOON
3 a : a stick having an imitation horse's head at one end that a child pretends to ride b : ROCKING HORSE c : a toy horse suspended by springs from a frame
4 a : a topic to which one constantly reverts b : 2 HOBBY