Hobbyhorse

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A child's riding toy that consists of a long stick with an imitation horse's head on one end.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A figure of a horse worn attached to the waist of a mummer, as in a morris dance.
  • noun. A person wearing such a figure.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A favorite hobby.
  • noun. A topic that one frequently brings up or dwells on; a fixation.
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  • noun. Alternative spelling of hobby horse.
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  • noun. a topic to which one constantly reverts
  • noun. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
  • Word Usage
    "Something else stirred in his memory, the name by which Malcolm had used to call his hobbyhorse, some ringing name ... but he had forgotten."
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