Main Entry:

¹hop·scotch

Pronunciation:

\ˈhäp-ˌskäch\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

¹hop + ²scotch (line, score)

Date:

1801

: a child's game in which a player tosses an object (as a stone) into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object