Hobby horse (disambiguation)
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Hobby horse may refer to:
- A hobby horseHobby horseThe 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...
, a costume or character involved in traditional customs such as the morris dance and mummers' play - Hobby horse (toy)Hobby horse (toy)A hobby horse is a child's toy horse, particularly popular during the days before cars. Children played at riding a wooden hobby horse made of a straight stick with a small horse's head , and perhaps reins, attached to one end. The bottom end of the stick sometimes had a small wheel or wheels...
, a toy horse, consisting of a model of a horse's head attached to a stick - The Hobby HorseThe Hobby HorseThe Hobby Horse was a quarterly Victorian periodical in England published by the Century Guild of Artists. The magazine ran from 1884-1894 and spanned a total of seven volumes and 28 issues. It featured various articles not only on arts and design but other subjects including literature and social...
, the magazine of the Century Guild of Artists from 1886 to 1892 - Irish HobbyIrish HobbyThe Irish Hobby is an extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles that developed prior to the 13th Century. The breed provided foundation bloodlines for several modern horse breeds, including breeds as diverse as the Connemara pony and the Irish Draught....
, an extinct breed of horse - Hobby horse, dandy horseDandy horseThe dandy-horse, also known as hobby-horse, is a human-powered vehicle that, being the first means of transport to make use of the two-wheeler principle, is regarded as the forerunner of the bicycle. The dandy horse was invented by Baron Karl Drais in Mannheim, Germany, and patented in January 1818...
or draisienne (among other names), a predecessor to the bicycle - Euphemistically, in Shakespearean times, a prostitute or promiscuous woman