hobby

hobby
hobby (n.) late 13c., hobyn, "small horse, pony," later "mock horse used in the morris dance," and c.1550 "child's toy riding horse," which led to hobby-horse in a transferred sense of "favorite pastime or avocation," first recorded 1670s, shortened to hobby by 1816. The connecting notion being "activity that doesn't go anywhere." Probably originally a proper name for a horse (Cf. dobbin), a dim. of Robert or Robin. The original hobbyhorse was a "Tourney Horse," a wooden or basketwork frame worn around the waist and held on with shoulder straps, with a fake tail and horse head attached, so the wearer appears to be riding a horse. These were part of church and civic celebrations at Midsummer and New Year's throughout England.

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  • hobby — hobby …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • hobby — [ ɔbi ] n. m. • 1815, répandu mil. XXe; mot angl. hobby (horse) « dada » ♦ Anglic. Passe temps, loisirs favoris (cf. Violon d Ingres). Des hobbys ou des hobbies. ⊗ HOM. Obi. ⇒HOBBY, subst. masc. Activité favorite à laquelle on se livre durant ses …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • *hobby — ● hobby, hobbies ou hobbys nom masculin (anglais hobby, dada) Passe temps favori servant de dérivatif aux occupations habituelles ; violon d Ingres. ● hobby, hobbies ou hobbys (difficultés) nom masculin (anglais hobby, dada) Orthographe …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hobby — Sn std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. hobby (horse), dessen Ursprung nicht mit letzter Sicherheit geklärt ist. Es bedeutet ursprünglich (13. Jh.) ein kleines Pferdchen, später die Nachbildung eines solchen aus Holz usw. Das Bild vom… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • hobby — HÓBBY, hobbyuri, s.n. (Englezism) Ocupaţie favorită a cuiva în afara profesiunii. [Scris şi: hoby. – pr.: hobi] – Din engl., fr. hobby. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  HOBBY [pr.: hóbi] hobbyuri n. Ocupaţie, îndeletnicire plăcută în… …   Dicționar Român

  • hobby — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. hobbi a. hobby] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} aktywność prowadzona poza pracą zawodową, sprawiająca komuś przyjemność; zainteresowania, którym poświęca się wolny czas; konik, pasja : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • hobby — in the sense ‘pastime’ is short for hobbyhorse. This originated in the 16th century as a term for the figure of a horse used in morris dances: the element hobby, used since the 14th century for a ‘small horse’, was derived from Hob, a pet form of …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • hobby — in the sense ‘pastime’ is short for hobbyhorse. This originated in the 16th century as a term for the figure of a horse used in morris dances: the element hobby, used since the 14th century for a ‘small horse’, was derived from Hob, a pet form of …   Word origins

  • Hobby — Hob by, n.; pl. {Hobbies}. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hob[ e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. {Hobby} a horse.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small, strong winged European falcon ({Falco subbuteo}), formerly trained for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hobby — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hobby — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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