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Handicap
Handicap Hand"i*cap, n. [From hand in cap; -- perh. in
reference to an old mode of setting a bargain by taking
pieces of money from a cap.]
1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in
starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing
inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other
hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior
advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the
chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or
ten pounds, and the like.
2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility,
strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of
time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize
the chances of the competitors.
3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] --Pepys.
HandicapHandicap Hand"i*cap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handicapped; p. pr.
& vb. n. Handicapping.]
To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in
general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was
heavily handicapped.
Meaning of Handicaps from wikipedia
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sport or game:
Handicap race (disambiguation)
Handicap (chess)
Handicap (golf)
Handicap (go)
Handicap (sailing)
Handicap (shogi)
Handicapping,
various methods...
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tournaments where this
practice is
competitively emplo**** are
known as
Handicaps.
Handicapping also
refers to the
various methods by
which spectators can predict...
- another.
Better players are
those with the
lowest handicaps. Historically,
rules relating to
handicaps have
varied from
country to
country with many different...
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Asian handicaps start at a quarter-goal and can go as high as 2.5 or 3
goals in
matches with a huge
disparity in ability. What
makes Asian handicaps most...
- In
matches pla**** by "
handicapped"
players (as
opposed to open competition,
where handicaps are not considered), the
handicaps of all four
players are...
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according to whom self-
handicaps are
obstacles created, or claimed, by the
individual in anti****tion of
failing performance. Self-
handicapping can be seen as...
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handicap stones is used, nine
stones is
normally the
maximum handicap.
Larger handicaps are
certainly possible; but with such a
great difference in strength...
- The
Right Lance handicap is
smaller than the
currently official (left)
Lance handicap. The
Silver handicaps are
unofficial handicaps designed to be a...
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debate and disagreement, and Zahavi's
views on the
scope and
importance of
handicaps in
biology have not been
accepted by the mainstream. Nevertheless, the...
- the
Grade 3
handicaps were
renamed Premier Handicaps and
Listed handicaps were
removed from the pattern,
either becoming Premier Handicaps or
being downgraded...
