Hobbyhorse Definition & Meaning

hobbyhorse
noun
  1. a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
  2. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

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