The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hopscotch — 1801 (from 1789 as hop scot), from HOP (Cf. hop) (v.) + SCOTCH (Cf. scotch) (v.) scratch, from the lines scored in the dirt to make the squares for the game … Etymology dictionary
hopscotch — ► NOUN ▪ a children s game of hopping into and over squares marked on the ground to retrieve a marker. ORIGIN from HOP(Cf. ↑hoppy) + SCOTCH(Cf. ↑scotch) in the sense put and end to, stop , reflecting the pattern of hopping and stopping… … English terms dictionary
hopscotch — [häp′skäch΄] n. [ HOP1 + SCOTCH1] a children s game in which a player tosses a small, flat object, as a stone, into one section after another of a figure drawn on the ground, hopping from section to section to pick up the object after each toss … English World dictionary
Hopscotch — For other uses, see Hopscotch (disambiguation). Primary school girls and boys hopscotching in Cuba, where the game is known as pon Hopscotch is a children s game that can be played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is a popular playground… … Wikipedia
Hopscotch — The well known children s game which involves a pattern of squares (beds) marked on the ground, into which players throw a stone and travel across them in a series of hops and jumps, sometimes kicking the stone as they go. The pattern varies… … A Dictionary of English folklore
hopscotch — n. to play hopscotch * * * [ hɒpskɒtʃ] to play hopscotch … Combinatory dictionary
hopscotch — /hop skoch /, n. 1. a children s game in which a player tosses or kicks a small flat stone, beanbag, or other object into one of several numbered sections of a diagram marked on the pavement or ground and then hops on one foot over the lines from … Universalium
hopscotch — [[t]hɒ̱pskɒtʃ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Hopscotch is a children s game which involves jumping between squares which are drawn on the ground … English dictionary
hopscotch n — What do you get when you cross a rabbit with a kilt? ... Hopscotch … English expressions
hopscotch — Kinuwā. ♦ To play hopscotch, kinuwā … English-Hawaiian dictionary
