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A hobby horse is a costume or character involved in traditional customs such as the morris dance and mummers' play. Hobby horse or hobbyhorse may also refer to: * Hobby horse (toy), a toy horse, consisting of a model of a horse's head attached to a stick * ''The Hobby Horse'', the magazine of the Century Guild of Artists from 1886 to 1892 * ''The Hobby Horse'' (film), a 1962 Australian television play * Irish Hobby, an extinct breed of horse * A 1972 band around Mary Hopkin * Dandy horse or hobby horse, an early form of bicycle * Hobby horsing Hobby horsing is a hobby with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horse (toy), hobby horses, also known as stick horses. Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being u ..., a hobby and sport popularised in Finland * Hobby horse polo, a polo with a hobby horse {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobby Horse
The term "hobby horse" is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters that feature in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world. They are particularly associated with May Day celebrations, mummers' plays and the Morris dance in England. Etymology The word ''hobby'' is glossed by the OED as "a small or middle-sized horse; an ambling or pacing horse; a pony." The word is attested in English from the 14th century, as Middle English ''hobyn''. Old French had ''hobin'' or ''haubby'', whence Modern French ''aubin'' and Italian ''ubino''. But the Old French term is apparently adopted from English rather than vice versa. OED connects it to "the by-name ''Hobin'', ''Hobby''", a variant of ''Robin''" (compare the abbreviation ''Hob'' for ''Robert''). This appears to have been a name customarily given to a cart-horse, as attested by White Kennett in his ''Parochial Antiquities '' (1695), who stated that "Our ploughm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
