'Obby 'Oss
Meanings
noun
- A male dancer dressed as a horse who cavorts through the town pretending to capture young maidens, as part of a May Day festival in Padstow, Cornwall, England.
Word forms
Etymology
From hobby horse, with h-dropping characteristic of West Country English. Compare hoss.
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