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handicap
[ han-dee-kap ]
/ ˈhæn diˌkæp /
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noun
verb (used with object), hand·i·capped, hand·i·cap·ping.
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Origin of handicap
1640–50; 1870–75 for def. 8; originally hand i' cap hand in cap, referring to a drawing before a horse race
OTHER WORDS FROM handicap
non·hand·i·cap, nouno·ver·hand·i·cap, verb (used with object), o·ver·hand·i·capped, o·ver·hand·i·cap·ping.pre·hand·i·cap, noun, verb (used with object), pre·hand·i·capped, pre·hand·i·cap·ping.Words nearby handicap
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British Dictionary definitions for handicap
handicap
/ (ˈhændɪˌkæp) /
noun
verb -caps, -capping or -capped (tr)
Word Origin for handicap
C17: probably from hand in cap, a lottery game in which players drew forfeits from a cap or deposited money in it
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