hobby2

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɒbi/

noun (plural hobbies)

  • a migratory Old World falcon with long, narrow wings, catching dragonflies and birds on the wing.
    • Genus Falco, family Falconidae: four species, e.g. the (northern) hobby (F. subbuteo) of Eurasia

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French hobet, diminutive of hobe 'falcon'