hobby
11hobby — 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 …
12hobby — (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… …
13hobby — (plural hobbies; del inglés; pronunciamos jobi ) sustantivo masculino 1. Afición favorita para entretenerse en los ratos libres: Mi hobby es la lectura. ¿Cuál es tu hobby? …
14hobby — hobby1 [häb′ē] n. pl. hobbies [ME hobi < hobin, dim. of Robert, ROBERT1] 1. Archaic a medium sized, vigorous horse 2. HOBBYHORSE 3. [< HOBBY1 sense 2 …
15hobby — /ˈɔbbi, ingl. ˈhHbɪ/ [vc. ingl., abbr. di hobby horse, in origine «cavallo della giostra»] s. m. inv. svago, diletto, piacere, divertimento, passatempo □ mania, pallino …
16Hobby — Hobby: Das Wort für »Steckenpferd, Liebhaberei« wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. hobby entlehnt, dessen weitere Herkunft unklar ist …
17hobby — ► NOUN (pl. hobbies) 1) an activity followed regularly for pleasure. 2) historical a very early type of bicycle propelled by the pressure of the rider s feet against the ground. ORIGIN originally in the sense «small horse», later «toy horse or… …
18hobby — n. An activity engaged in for pleasure during leisure time, not done for profit. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
19hobby — UK US /ˈhɒbi/ noun [C] (plural hobbies) ► an activity that someone does for pleasure when they are not working: »It is difficult to claim business losses from what are really hobbies …
20hobby — / hɒbi/, it. / ɔb:i/ s. ingl. [in origine, ipocoristico fam. del nome proprio Robin, con cui si designò una specie di cavalluccio di legno] (pl. invar. o hobbies ), usato in ital. al masch. [attività a cui ci si dedica nelle ore libere]… …
