Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Synonyymit
Ääntäminen
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Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (originally) The Irish hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
- A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
- (figuratively) A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length.
- A puppet-like costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
- (cycling, historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.
Verbi
- (nautical) to pitch back and forth
Esimerkit
- Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | hobby horses |
Luokat
A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for a variant of Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose.
(figuratively) A topic about which someone loves to talk at great length.
In The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the characters' hobby-horses, or particular obsessions, are discussed in detail. Here, Uncle Toby's obsession with the military leads to him and Trim – who gets caught up in Toby's enthusiasm – to begin acting out military actions. Illustration by George Cruikshank.
A puppet-like costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
Painting of a hobby horse with Morris dancers beside the River Thames at Richmond, London; detail of Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c. 1620 (Fitzwilliam Museum, unknown artist)