Some words (hop, skip, jump, leap) seem to move about just by uttering them but then change completely when a second word is added to the first.
-1. Skip + flat tire repairing tool= small boat used to hunt oysters. 8 letters
-2. Jump + material of a hangman's noose= kids' playground game. 8
3. Hop + necessary part of body except for a male preying mantis during mating = a lover of certain beers. 7
-4. Jump + quantity of liquor= basketball term. 8
-5. Hop + nationality from a UK country = kids' jumping game. 9
-6. Leap + carnivorous amphibian= kids' leaping game. 8
-7. Hop + a word for food of an unsubstantial sort = ancient Greek Spartan or Athenian soldier. 7
-8. Hop + fires (as in terminates employment)= a coarse fabric of cotton or wool. 8 plural
-9. Skip + word for stroking an animal= a small round box which protects a seal or document. 7
-10. Jump + formal wear for men and women= name of clothing derived from parachutists' garb. 8