hobbyhorse
n . 木马;摇马;竹马
木马;摇马;竹马
hobbyhorse n 1 :
a topic to which one constantly reverts ; "
don '
t get him started on his hobbyhorse "
2 :
a child '
s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers ;
the child straddles it and pretends to ride [
synonym :
{
hobby }, {
hobbyhorse }, {
rocking horse }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A stick ,
often with the head or figure of a horse ,
on which boys make believe to ride . [
Usually under the form {
hobbyhorse }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
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 }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Not one of them has any hobbyhorse ,
to use the phrase of Sterne . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hobbyhorse ":
agate ,
avocation ,
ball ,
baseball bat ,
bat ,
battledore ,
bauble ,
blocks ,
by -
line ,
checkerboard ,
chessboard ,
club ,
cockhorse ,
cricket bat ,
cue ,
doll ,
doll carriage ,
gewgaw ,
gimcrack ,
golf club ,
hobby ,
jack -
in -
the -
box ,
jacks ,
jackstones ,
jackstraws ,
kickshaw ,
knickknack ,
marble ,
marionette ,
mig ,
paper doll ,
pastime ,
pick -
up sticks ,
pinwheel ,
plaything ,
puppet ,
racket ,
rag doll ,
rocking horse ,
side interest ,
sideline ,
spare -
time activity ,
sport ,
steelie ,
taw ,
teetotum ,
top ,
toy ,
toy soldier ,
trinket ,
whim -
wham
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