From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhopscotchhop‧scotch /ˈhɒpskɒtʃ $ ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/ noun [uncountable] DGa children’s game in which each child has to jump from one square drawn on the ground to another
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hopscotch• Little girls played tag and stoop-ball, hopscotch, skipped rope; big girls sat under the pine tree and whispered.• It wasn't squares for hopscotch.• The court pointed out that even a game of hopscotch could suddenly break into a fight resulting in serious injury.Origin hopscotch (1800-1900) → HOP1 + scotch “line marked in a surface” ((15-19 centuries))