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hob•by Pronunciation: (hob'ē), [key] — pl. -bies.
an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving. a child's hobbyhorse. a small horse. to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. hob•by Pronunciation: (hob'ē), [key] — pl. -bies.
a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks. Hob•by Pronunciation: (hob'ē), [key] born 1905, U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.