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hobby horse

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hobby horse

▶noun

1 a toy consisting of a model of a horse's head on a long stick.
■ a rocking horse.

■ a model of a horse used in morris dancing, pantomime, etc.

2 a favourite topic.

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