hobbyhorseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• hobbyhorse, hobby-horse

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名詞

hobby horse (plural hobby horses)

1. (originally) The Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse.
2. A child's toy consisting of a (usually wooden or cloth) horse's head mounted on a stick.
3. (figuratively) A topic that elicits a prolonged and enthusiastic discussion from an individual.

   Don't ask him about global warming: it's his favourite hobby horse, you'll never get away.

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 250:

     The squire was now on his hobby-horse, as we say; he had placed the old worn fur cap by his side on the sofa, leaving his bald head and grey hairs exposed.

4. A puppetlike costume used in some traditional dances and festivals that gives its wearer the appearance of a man on horseback.
5. (cycling, historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.

   Synonyms: dandy horse, draisienne

   • 2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 10:

     British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.

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動詞

hobby horse (third-person singular simple present hobby horses, present participle hobby horsing, simple past and past participle hobby horsed)

1. (nautical, intransitive) To pitch back and forth.

参考

• rocking horse