Noun: hobbyhorse 'hó-bee,hors
- A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
"The little girl gleefully rocked back and forth on her wooden hobbyhorse";
- hobby, rocking horse
- A topic to which one constantly reverts
"don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
Derived forms: hobbyhorses
Type of: plaything, preoccupation, toy
Encyclopedia: Hobbyhorse