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It's a term employed in Shakespeare (specifically in the Winter's Tale) indicating that the speaker's wife is unfaithful. Calling her a hobby-horse is saying that she's a lustful individual or a prostitute. According to Gordon Williams' "A Dictionary of Sexual Language in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature" it comes from a rather explicit metaphor about "riding" (presumably because the hobby horse can be ridden easily and often with little effort required on the part of the person trying to ride it) combined with, according to Williams, the practices of the morris (a tribe of Galway, Ireland), who would engage in "licentious" behavior under the guise of "May-gaming." This activity would, presumably, involve the use of hobby horses somehow. In the play, Leontes is asserting that his wife, Hermione, has been unfaithful with his best friend, Polixenes.
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Is hobby a predicate adjective or adjective?
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.
How do the prefix change the meaning in the word dismounted?
It reverses the meaning from "get on the horse" to get off the horse.
What is the Greek word for knight?
The greek word for knight is HIPPEASTRUM HIPPEA probably meaning horse and ASTRUM meaning (surprisingly) star. A horse star, a higher level horse hero.
What is the meaning of the old scot word hauke?
Horse
Meaning of Malayalam word mutheera in English?
horse gram
What is another name for a rocking horse that starts with Ho?
hobby (hobby horse)
Is there still the breed of horse called hobby horse?
No they are the toys that have horse heads on a long stick (google hobby horse on images to prove it)
What was Taylor Swift first hobby?
tennis
What are the release dates for Hobby Horse-Laffs - 1942?
Hobby Horse-Laffs - 1942 was released on: USA: 6 June 1942
What is the pagan meaning of the hobby horse?
Opinion is divided in regards to the true origins of the hobby horse figure. Whilst there are records of animal disguise in every century since the thirteenth, in either Great Britain or France, the hobby-horse itself was originally noted in the 16th century, most often as a representation of a horse and rider in a pageant. After this it became associated with Morris teams and what we commonly think of today. To the Morris, and to most folk today, the hobby-horse represents fertility and the young God, emerging from winter to slay the holly king. He is a representation of a fertile, playful, yet strong and masculine half of the year.
What is a hobby horse?
A wooden horse that's like an upside down broom that children play on! Hobby horses are usually wooden sticks with a wooden horse head at the top.
What year was the hobby horse invented?
1819
Is hobby a predicate adjective or adjective?
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.
What are the meaning of hobbies?
of Hobby
What is described by the term hobby horse?
The term hobby horse is used to describe a child's toy consisting of a long wooden stick with a horses head on the end. It also describes a favorite hobby, past time or obsession.
Can you spray finish a painted hobby horse with polyurothane?
yes
Was the first bike ever called a hobby horse?
yes
