02-17-2008, 11:38 AM
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hob·by1 Pronunciation[hob-ee]
–noun, plural -bies.
1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
2. a child's hobbyhorse.
3. Archaic. a small horse.
—Idiom4. ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
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[Origin: 1325–75; ME hoby(n), prob. for Robin, or Robert (cf. hob2), used as horse's name, as in dobbin]
—Related forms
hob·by·ist, noun
hob·by·less, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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So either we start having fun... get off our high hobby horse... or it is not a hobby any more. Incidentally the term is not period... :wink:
hob·by1 Pronunciation[hob-ee]
–noun, plural -bies.
1. an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
2. a child's hobbyhorse.
3. Archaic. a small horse.
—Idiom4. ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also, ride a hobbyhorse.
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[Origin: 1325–75; ME hoby(n), prob. for Robin, or Robert (cf. hob2), used as horse's name, as in dobbin]
—Related forms
hob·by·ist, noun
hob·by·less, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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So either we start having fun... get off our high hobby horse... or it is not a hobby any more. Incidentally the term is not period... :wink: