'Hop skip and jump' definitions:

Definition of 'Hop skip and jump'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, n.
  • 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Hop, skip and jump, Hop, step and a jump or {Hop, step and jump},
  • 1. a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession.
  • 2. a short distance. --Addison. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'hop skip and jump'

From: GCIDE
  • hop skip and a jump \hop", skip", and a jump"\, hop skip and jump \hop", skip", and jump"\n. a short distance; as, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away. [Colloq.]
  • Syn: stone's throw. [PJC]

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