Look up: hobby


  1. hobby
    [n] - a child`s plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick 2. [n] - small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=hobby

  2. hobby
    Income from a hobby is not taxable and related expenses are not allowable. There are criteria to differentiate between a business and a hobby. If in doubt, contact the Inland Revenue, accountant or Tax Adviser.
    Found op http://www.digita.com/payrollcentral/home/reference/glossary/glossaryh/defa

  3. Hobby
    Hob'by noun ; plural Hobbies . [ Middle English hobi ; confer Old French hobe , hobé , French hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. Old French hober to move, stir. Confer Hobby a horse.] (...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/50

  4. hobby
    Origin: OE. Hobi; cf. OF. Hobe, hobe, F. Hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. Hober to move, stir. Cf. Hobby a horse. ... <zoology> A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hobby

  5. hobby
    hobbyhorse noun a child`s plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hobby

  6. hobby
    Falco subbuteo noun small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hobby

  7. Hobby
    • (n.) A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking. • (n.) Alt. of Hobbyhorse
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hobby/

  8. hobby
    (from the article `publishing, history of`) Specialized magazines for the layman may fall into the hobby category. Very often a professional magazine has an amateur counterpart, as, for ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/58



  1. hobby
    any of certain birds of prey of the genus Falco (primarily F. subbuteo) that are intermediate in size and strength between the merlin and the ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/58

  2. Hobby
    [disambiguation] A hobby is a pastime. Hobby may also mean: ==People== ==Ships== ==Animals== ==Other uses== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_(disambiguation)

  3. Hobby
    The USS Hobby was an American Buchanan Class destroyer of 1630 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Hobby was powered by four Babcock and Wilcox oil-burning boilers providing a top speed of 36.5 knots. She carried a complement of 210 and was armed with four 5 inch guns; four 40 mm Bofors anti...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RH.HTM

  4. Hobby
    [bird] A hobby is a fairly small, very swift falcon with long, narrow wings. There are four birds called hobby, and some others which, although termed falcon, are very similar. All specialise in being superb aerialists. Although they will take prey on the ground if the opportunity presents i...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_(bird)

  5. Hobby
    A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one`s leisure time. == Etymology == A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse (which was sometimes called a "Hobby"). From this came the expression "to ride on...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby

  6. hobby
    1. an auxiliary activity
    2. a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horsehead on one end of a stick; the child straddles it an pretends to ride
    3. small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds

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  7. hobby
    Small falcon found across Europe and northern Asia. It is about 30 cm/1 ft long, with a grey-blue back, streaked front, and chestnut thighs. It is found in open woods and heaths, and feeds on insects and small birds. (Species Falco subbuteo.)
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007325.html

  8. hobby
    1) Avocation 2) By-line 3) Coin collecting, for some 4) Interest 5) Pastime 6) Photography, e.g. 7) Pursuit 8) Scrapbooking, e.g. 9) Sideline 10) Spare-time activity 11) Spare-time filler 12) Spare-time occupier 1...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hobby/1

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