hob·by·horse — … Useful english dictionary
hob|ble — «HOB uhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to walk awkwardly; limp: »The wounded man hobbled away. 2. to move unsteadily; wobble: »Figurative. She hobbles in alternate verse (Matthew Prior). –v.t … Useful english dictionary
Hob|son's choice — «HOB suhnz», the choice of taking the thing offered or nothing: »The exercise of this clause resulted in a Hobson s choice for the player he could either renew his contract or quit organized baseball (Richard E. Day). ╂[< Thomas Hobson, died… … Useful english dictionary
Salisbury Giant and Hob-Nob — St Christopher, the Salisbury *giant, now lives in the Salisbury Museum (Wiltshire) and only comes out on special occasions. He is the twelve foot (previously fourteen foot) tall pageant giant originally belonging to the Salisbury Guild of… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Hobby horse — This article is about costumed characters that appear in various customs, processions and ceremonies. For other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation) The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters… … Wikipedia
Hobby horse (toy) — William Wallace Denslow s illustrations for a variant of Ride a cock horse, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose. This article is about the children s toy; for other uses, see Hobby horse (disambiguation). A hobby horse … Wikipedia
Ghost (Dark Horse Comics) — Superherobox| caption = Cover for issue 17 of the second series of Ghost comic color = background:#80ffff character name = Ghost real name = Elisa Cameron publisher = Dark Horse Comics debut = Comics Greatest World: Arcadia Week 3 creators = Team … Wikipedia
hobbyhorse — hob•by•horse [[t]ˈhɒb iˌhɔrs[/t]] n. 1) a stick with a horse s head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children 2) a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc 3) a pet idea or project • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
hobbyhorse — hob|by|horse [ˈhɔbiho:s US ˈha:biho:rs] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hobby small horse (14 19 centuries) (probably from Hobbin, a man s name, from Robin) + horse] 1.) a subject that someone has strong opinions about and that they talk about too… … Dictionary of contemporary 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
