hobby

an auxiliary activity a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers

the child straddles it and pretends to ride small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds

This article is about pastimes. For the bird species, see hobby (bird). For the airport, see Hobby Airport. See also hobby horse.''A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. In the Middle Ages, falconry was a very popular pastime (what today might be called a ''hobby''), and of all the different birds used for it, the Eurasian Hobby was perhaps the most popular. It is said that the modern use of ''hobby'' to indicate a pastime followed from this.An alternative explanation is that the usage grew from another recreational animal called ''hobby'': which was a type of small ambling or pacing horse. A ''hobby-horse'' was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to follow a favourite pastime", and in turn, ''hobby'' in the modern sense of recreation. Hobbies are practised for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Examples include collecting, making, tinkering, sports and adult education. Engaging in a hobby can lead to acquiring substantial skill, knowledge, and experience. However, personal fulfillment is the aim.What are hobbies for some people are professions for others: a game tester may enjoy cooking as a hobby, while a professional chef might enjoy playing (and helping to debug) Computer and video gamescomputer games. Generally speaking, the person who does something for fun, not remuneration, is called an amateur (or hobbyist), as distinct from a professional.An important determinant of what is considered a hobby, as distinct from a profession (beyond the lack of remuneration), is probably how easy it is to make a living at the activity. Almost no one can make a living at cigarette card or stamp collecting, but many people find it enjoyable; so it is commonly regarded as a hobby.Astronomy is an interesting hobby in that the amateurs often make meaningful contributions to the professionals. It is not entirely uncommon for an amateur astronomer to be the first to discover a celestial body or celestial eventevent.In the United KingdomUK, the pejorative noun ''Anorak (slang)anorak'' (similar to the Japanese "otaku", meaning a geek or enthusiast) is often applied to people who obsessively pursue a particular hobby.Whilst some hobbies strike many people as trivial or boring, hobbyists have found something compelling and entertaining about them (see geek). Much early scientific research was, in effect, a hobby of the wealthy; more recently, Linux began as a student's hobby. A hobby may not be as trivial as it appears at a point in time when it has relatively few followers. Thus a British conservationist recalls that when seen wearing field glasses at a London station in the 1930s he was asked if he was going to the (horse) races. The anecdote indicates that at the time an interest in wildlife was not widely perceived as a credible hobby. Practitioners of that hobby went on to become the germs of the conservation movement that flourished in Britain from 1965 onwards and became a global political movement within a generation. Conversely, the hobby of aircraft spotting probably originated as part of a serious activity designed to detect arriving waves of enemy aircraft entering English airspace during World War II. In peacetime it clearly has no such practical or social purpose.Pursuit of a hobby may have calming or helpful therapeutic side effects. In some cases, however, (for example in collecting) the line between a hobby and an obsession can become blurred. There is more than one documented case of violence over things as simple as coin collecting.

See also -

List of hobbies

Quality time

Hobby store

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Alles Shops zum Online Einkaufen
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Herner Honks e.V.
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Carl's Electronics
Hundreds of products for electronics, robotics, and spy and surveillance. Electronic kits, circuits, plans, robotic kits and more. On the web for 10 years and counting.
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Matadores Airsoft Club
Website of this spanish south team, with tons of info, complete forums, extended links, technical reviews, lots of pics, huge videos, as a spanish airsoft resource for all airsoft spaniard community.
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Non solo fiori
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Philatelistenverein Zug
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Xtrascharf Rock-, Pop-, Soul-, Party-Band
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Ingos digitale Modellbahnanlage u. a.
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Wood Crafters
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Lehrbuch 'Grundwissen Elektrotechnik', Buchinhalt, Downloads und Linksammlung
Der Autor stellt sein Lehrbuch 'Grundwissen Elektrotechnik' und das zugehörige Übungsbuch mit Aufgaben und Lösungen vor. Mit umfangreicher Linksammlung zu Themen der Elektrotechnik und Elektronik.
http://www.stiny-leonhard.de/

Private Homepage von Susanne Albers, Dieburg
Private Homepage von Susanne Albers aus Dieburg. Informationen über mich und von mir, Vereinsinformationen, Gästebuch, Bilder, Interessen
http://www.susanne-albers.de/

Ruffin Building Systems and Accessories
Complete custom engineered metal building systems, pre-engineered packages, mini-warehouses and components.
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Scrapbooking
Scrapbooks.dk - Dansk side om scrapbooking, få mere ud af dine billeder, scrapbooks, scrapbog, scrap, hobby, scrapbooking layouts, scrapbooking ideas , scrapbook, papirklip, bog, foto, fotos, kort, 3D kort, minde, fødselsdag, minder, bryllup, barnedåb, baby, mm
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CyberSky
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http://www.cybersky.com/

Bad Boys Hobby Toys : Diecast Cars : OCC Motorcycles
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Top-Sticker und Aufkleber
Wir fertigen Aufkleber für Beruf, Hobby, Vereine und Sport.
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DrechselKeller Einhausen
Die Website rund um's Holz
http://www.drechselkeller.de/

www.airgunbbs.com
The webs largest Airgun related forum.
http://www.airgunbbs.com/

bestseller.gr
The most popular on line, Greek Bookstore.
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Hobbygallery
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http://www.hobbygallery.it/

DJShadowAC
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Owner
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Natur-Campingplatz Lühesand
Vorstellung der Elb- und Camping-Insel Lühesand!
http://www.luehesand-camper.de/

Railwaymania.com
Railroad portal including modelling, picture gallery (over 2000 pictures), forums, newsletters and much more
http://www.railwaymania.com/

Elektronik - Homepage
Hier finden Sie ein Reichhaltiges und kostenloses Angebot im Bereich von elektronischen Schaltungen und Einführung zur Hobby - Elektronik, sowie an Downloads und Datenblätter für die Hobby - Elektronik u.v.m
http://www.elektroweb.net/

Hobby Lobby
RC model airplanes, boats, helicopters, and our specialty is electric powered models.
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/

Hobby People
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http://www.hobbypeople.net/

Horizon Hobby Distributors
Online sales of all types of RC models, kits and accessories.
http://www.horizonhobby.com