Hobby word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "hobby" word
[noun] small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
[noun] a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
\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. 2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form {hobbyhorse}.] 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}.] Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. --Macaulay.
Synonyms for hobby
avocation, by-line, cockhorse, Falco subbuteo, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, sideline, spare-time activity, stick horse
See also: Falco | falcon | genus Falco | interest | pastime | plaything | pursuit | rocker | spelaeology | speleology | toy |
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Let's analyse "hobby" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YBBOH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
hobby: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six. |
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