hobby
-1 n. விருப்பவேலை, ஓய்வுநேர விருப்பார்வத் தொழில், வாழ்க்கைக்குரிய தலைத்தொழிலல்லாத விருப்பார்வத்துறை, ஆர்வ ஈடுபாட்டுத்துறை, மட்ட விரைநடைக் குதிரை வகை, முற்கால மிதிவண்டி வகை.-1 n. விருப்பவேலை, ஓய்வுநேர விருப்பார்வத் தொழில், வாழ்க்கைக்குரிய தலைத்தொழிலல்லாத விருப்பார்வத்துறை, ஆர்வ ஈடுபாட்டுத்துறை, மட்ட விரைநடைக் குதிரை வகை, முற்கால மிதிவண்டி வகை.n. சிறு வேட்டைப் பருந்துவகை, இராசாளிவகை.n. சிறு வேட்டைப் பருந்துவகை, இராசாளிவகை.
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Hob"by, n.; pl. Hobbies. Etym: [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hobé, F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking. Hob"by, Hob"by*horse`, n. Etym: [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, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. Johnson. 2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form hobbyhorse.] 3. A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion. [Usually under the form hobby.] Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. Macaulay. Hob"by, n.; pl. Hobbies. Etym: [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe, hobé, F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse.] (Zoöl.) Defn: A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking. Hob"by, Hob"by*horse`, n. Etym: [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, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. Johnson. 2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form hobbyhorse.] 3. A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion. [Usually under the form hobby.] Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. Macaulay.