"hobby horse" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (originally) The Irish hobby, an extinct breed of horse. Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms: hobbyhorse, hobby-horse Derived forms: 'Obby 'Oss Related terms: rocking horse
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  2. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick. Categories (topical): Toys Translations (child's toy): stokperdjie (Afrikaans), 竹馬 (Chinese Mandarin), 竹马 (zhúmǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), kæphest [common-gender] (Danish), stokpaard [neuter] (Dutch), stokpaardje [neuter] (Dutch), keppihevonen (Finnish), dada [masculine] (French), cheval bâton [masculine] (French), cheval chaussette [masculine] (French), cabaliño de xoguete [masculine] (Galician), Steckenpferd [neuter] (German), vesszőparipa [singular] (Hungarian), cavalluccio di legno [masculine] (Italian), коњче (konjče) [neuter] (Macedonian), kjepphest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), cavalo de pau [masculine] (Portuguese), конёк (konjók) [masculine] (Russian), caballito de palo [masculine] (Spanish), caballito [masculine] (Spanish), käpphäst [common-gender] (Swedish), oyuncak at (Turkish)
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  3. (figuratively) A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length. Tags: figuratively Translations (topic about which someone loves to talk): stokperdjie (Afrikaans), kæphest [common-gender] (Danish), stokpaardje [neuter] (Dutch), lempiaihe (Finnish), keppihevonen (Finnish), dada [masculine] (French), violon d’Ingres [masculine] (French), Steckenpferd [neuter] (German), vesszőparipa (Hungarian), cavallo di battaglia [masculine] (Italian), kjepphest [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), konik [masculine] (Polish), конёк (konjók) [masculine] (Russian), monotema [masculine] (Spanish), caballito de batalla [masculine] (Spanish), caballo de batalla [masculine] (Spanish), käpphäst [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hobby_horse-en-noun-en:topic_about_which_someone_loves_to_talk Disambiguation of 'topic about which someone loves to talk': 5 2 86 5 2
  4. A puppet-like costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback. Categories (topical): Toys Translations (puppet-like costume): cheval-jupon [masculine] (French), masque-cheval [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-hobby_horse-en-noun-en:puppet_like_costume Disambiguation of Toys: 33 19 5 31 12 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 22 5 30 9 Disambiguation of 'puppet-like costume': 8 4 7 77 4
  5. (cycling, historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Cycling, Toys Synonyms: dandy horse, draisienne Translations (early bicycle): draisine [feminine] (Dutch), draisienne [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-hobby_horse-en-noun-en:early_bicycle Disambiguation of Toys: 33 19 5 31 12 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'early bicycle': 0 0 0 0 100

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      "sense": "child's toy",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "violon d’Ingres"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Steckenpferd"
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      "word": "vesszőparipa"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "topic about which someone loves to talk",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cavallo di battaglia"
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      "code": "nb",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "cheval-jupon"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "masque-cheval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "early bicycle",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "draisine"
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      "code": "fr",
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