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< hobble skirt

hobby >

hob·by ¹

) KEY

NOUN:
pl. hob·bies

An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English hobi, hobyn, small horse, hobby horse, perhaps from Hobin, Hobby, nickname for Robert

OTHER FORMS:
hobby·ist (Noun)

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