hobby
see also: Hobby
Pronunciation Noun
Hobby
Proper noun
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see also: Hobby
Pronunciation Noun
hobby (plural hobbies)
- An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.
- (horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
- (activity done for enjoyment in spare time): avocation, pastime; See also Thesaurus:hobby
- hobbyhorse
- hobelar/hobeler
- French: passe-temps, hobby
- German: Hobby, Steckenpferd
- Italian: hobby, passatempo
- Portuguese: passatempo, hobby
- Russian: хо́бби
- Spanish: pasatiempo, hobby, afición
hobby (plural hobbies)
- Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, page 323:
- He hawked – from nearby Esher, Richard Fox sent a servant with a hobby, which Henry received enthusiastically – and hunted, sending a present of freshly slaughtered deer to Princess Mary.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, page 323:
- French: hobereau
- German: Baumfalke
- Italian: falco, falcone
- Portuguese: ógea
- Russian: чегло́к
- Spanish: alcotán
Hobby
Proper noun
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