The “hobby” in hobby horse came from the name of…
A) a 15th century toy shop.
B) a type of gentle Irish horse.
C) the toy’s inventor.
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ANSWER: B is correct. The “hobby” in hobby horse comes from a type of smooth-gaited Irish horse popular in England in the 1400s. These gentle mounts were known as “hobbies,” and the term became associated with the smooth-rocking children’s toy.
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