Editing Hopscotch (section)

=== Etymology ===
According to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', the [[etymology]] of ''hopscotch'' is a formation from the words "hop" and "{{Not a typo|scotch}}", the latter in the sense of "an incised line or scratch".<ref>OED Online. March 2012. Oxford University Press. 24 April 2012: "scotch: An incision, a cut, esp. a long gash made in the flesh; a score; a notch. Obs. (arch. and Eng. regional (E. Anglian) in later use)."</ref> The journal of the [[British Archaeological Association]], volume&nbsp;26 (dated March&nbsp;9, 1870) states: "The sport of Hop-Scotch or Scotch-Hoppers is called in [[Yorkshire]] 'Hop-Score', and in [[Suffolk]] 'Scotch Hobbies or Hobby', from the boy who gets on the player's back whilst hopping or 'hicking', as it is there termed; and in Scotland it is known as 'Peevers, Peeverels, and Pabats'".