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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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hopscotch
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Children's game, known in England from at least the 18C but international and much earlier in origin. It is played in various forms, all involving hopping over the lines (or scotches) in a pattern of boxes marked on the ground, while getting a small object of some kind into a particular box.
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