hop ‧ scotch /ˈhɒpskɒtʃ $ ˈhɑːpskɑːtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ hop 1 + scotch 'line marked in a surface' (15-19 centuries) ]
a children’s game in which each child has to jump from one square drawn on the ground to another