pick up - idiomatic meaning is to learn something without much effort.
I picked up Spanish when I lived in Madrid.
'picked up' = started pick up has the meaning of learning without really trying. I picked up the hobby by watching my friend.
If you "pick up" a hobby, you start doing whatever it is, such as crochet or painting.
of Hobby
unusual hobby
the meaning of job is that it is a hobby that an adult or a child does to get money to pay for things
straightforward
job,part time,its also a hobby
i have chickens and more and i have insurance.. This will differ from state to state, but a couple I know of would consider that a "hobby farm" as opposed to a homested. I have a friend that picked up 4 Alpaca's and had to reinsure as a hobby farm. Most animals are not considered "pets" and that moves you towards being a farm.
The first remote controlled airplanes were made in the early 19th century although exact dates are not available. The hobby picked up in popularity especially during the war years when people became more interested in aircraft because of the war.
The word "hobby" like a hobby you have, for example "collecting sea glass is my hobby", the word hobby is a noun. Though in the phrase 'hobby horse' it serves as an adjective.
hobby = el hobby or el pasatiempo
She collected bugs as a hobby. Her hobby was sewing.