avocation: 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
A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit.
A hobby is a fairly small, very swift falcon with long, narrow wings. There are four birds called hobby, and some others which, although termed falcon, are very similar. All specialise in being superb aerialists. ... An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time
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