HOBBYHORSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a child’’s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers
   • the child straddles it and pretends to ride
   Synonym(s)
   • hobby (what does hobby mean?)
   • rocking horse (what does rocking horse mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hobbyhorse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plaything (what does plaything mean?)
   • toy (what does toy mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a topic to which one constantly reverts
   Usage Example(s)
   • don”t get him started on his hobbyhorse
   Hypernyms(s) hobbyhorse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • preoccupation (what does preoccupation mean?)