From where do we get the word "handicap"?

LiShenron

It's from hand in cap, a game in which forfeits were held in a cap. Ref: www.dictionary.com Sep 14 05, 8:40 PM

Flem-ish

Also see http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/~ronald/HandicapDefinition.htm Sep 14 05, 10:56 PM

SOTHC

It was the posher version of a name originated by the cartoonist Reg Smythe Sep 15 05, 6:16 AM

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