Hobbies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hobby \Hob"by\, n.; pl. {Hobbies}. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe,
     hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober
     to move, stir. Cf. {Hobby} a horse.] (Zool.)
     A small, strong-winged European falcon ({Falco subbuteo}),
     formerly trained for hawking. Hobby