Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hobby
Hobby
hobby
1. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a favourite leisure-time activity or occupation. 2 archaic a small horse. 3 hist. an early type of velocipede. Derivatives hobbyist n. Etymology: ME hobyn, hoby, f. pet-forms of Robin: cf. DOBBIN 2. n. (pl. -ies) any of several small long-winged falcons, esp. Falco subbuteo, catching prey on the wing. Etymology: ME f. OF hob{eacute}, hobet dimin. of hobe small bird of prey
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I. noun (plural hobbies) Etymology: Middle English hoby, from Anglo-French hobel, hobé Date: 15th century a small Old World falcon (Falco subbuteo) that is dark blue above and white below with dark streaking on the breast, II. noun (plural hobbies) Etymology: short for ~horse Date: 1816 a pursuit outside one's regular occupation engaged in especially for relaxation, ~ist noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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