0 a toy made from a long stick, with a shape like a horse's head at one end, that a child can pretend to ride
1 a subject that someone often talks about, usually for a long time:
Designed to mimic a real horse, the hobbyhorse was used for religious activities and civic occasions.
When all is said and done, there is something limited about hobbyhorses.
I hope that some hobbyhorses that are being ridden will not get anywhere, because then the report will remain balanced.
The first version of the report was used as a chance for them to get on their hobbyhorse and oppose nuclear energy.
I shall not ride or rein in any hobbyhorses.
I should like to make just three brief points, the first of which is one of my hobbyhorses.
The situation does, however, give me an opportunity to ride a couple of important hobbyhorses of my own.
Berghaus had been riding numerous hobbyhorses (terrain representation, isolines, scale indicators, map projections, etc.) without much success, but now he could finally put them to work with his pupils.
