DCHP-2
Chinese skipping DCHP-2 (October 2016)
n. — Games
a skipping game with an elastic rope (see Image 1 and the video link).
Type: 2. Preservation — This is a preservation from British English that is now most frequent in Canadian English (see Chart 1). Outside of Canada and the UK, the most widely used synonym appears to be Chinese jump rope (see Chart 2). The game involves two players stretching an elastic rope taut at ankle height or higher, while another player performs a series of patterns or steps (see the 2007 quotation). See also the video "Demonstration with only one player" in the References below.References:
- Chinese skipping Demonstration with only one player Accessed 6 Nov. 2015
Images:
Image 1: Chinese skipping. Source: Wikipedia Commons. Photo: Werner 19:12
Chart 1: Internet Domain Search, 18 Oct. 2012
Chart 2: Internet Domain Search, 22 Oct. 2012