hobby horse
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One man was spotted riding his cricket bat like a hobby horse toward the dunes, slapping his backside in the breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
This was his big hobby horse at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
When news leaked of Coolidge's hobby horse in 1925, pundits opined that his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, would be dismayed.
From Salon ● May 7, 2022
Padstow's two 'Obby 'Oss - wooden hobby horse - costumes will be parading for the first time since 2019.
From BBC ● May 2, 2022
I saw her wandering in the gardens with a small boy, Maxim’s father, clattering behind her on his hobby horse.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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