hobbyhorse
/ˈhɑbiˌhɔrs/
noun
- A toy horse that a child rides, often with a stick or rocking base.
- The toddler loved to gallop around the living room on his wooden hobbyhorse.
- The antique hobbyhorse in the museum was over a hundred years old.
- She received a colorful hobbyhorse for her birthday and played with it all day.
- A favorite topic or idea that someone talks about repeatedly.
- The politician's hobbyhorse was tax reform, which he mentioned in every speech.
- His hobbyhorse is the importance of recycling, and he brings it up at every meeting.
- Don't get her started on her hobbyhorse about school uniforms — she'll talk for hours.
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