Hand-in-cap

	Hand-in-cap Hand-in-cap is an old English trading game and the term itself is the origin of the modern word '' handicap''. In this game, two players want to trade possessions. An umpire decides whether the items have the same value, and if not, what the difference is. Both players and the umpire then put some forfeit money in a cap. The players put their hands in the cap, and then remove them either open, to signal agreement with the valuation, or closed, to signal disagreement. If both players agree, the difference in valuation is paid, the items are traded, and the umpire collects the forfeit. If both players disagree, the items are not traded, and the umpire collects the forfeit. If one player agrees and the other does not, the items are not traded, and the player who agreed to the valuation collects the forfeit. History This game was played in ''Piers Plowman'', a poem from the 14th century. The concept of a neutral person evening up the odds was extended to handicap racing in the mid-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Handicap (other) Handicapped or handicap may refer to: In sports and games Handicapping, various methods of levelling the outcome in a competitive sport or game: * Handicap race (other) Handicap (chess) Handicap (golf) Handicap (go) Handicap (sailing) *Handicap (shogi) Handicapping, various methods of outcome prediction or levelling outcome predictions: Asian handicap, bookmakers' technique to level odds Political handicapping, the news process of trying to predict election outcomes, especially rather than focusing on the political issues "The Handicapped", short story by Larry Niven originally published in 1967 as "Handicap" Human condition Disability, an impairment that substantially affects a person's life activities, and may be present at birth or arise later in life Self-handicapping, a psychological method for preserving self-esteem Biology Handicap principle The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by the biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Umpire (other) An umpire is a person of authority in a number of sports games. Specific sports umpires include: * Umpire (American football) Umpire (Australian rules football) Umpire (baseball) Umpire (cricket) Umpire (field hockey) International Umpire of Sailing Referee in other sports Umpire may also refer to: In geography: Umpire, Arkansas Umpire (also Busby) is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. History In the early 1890s a new gristmill opened in the area. There was a celebratory ... Umpire, Missouri In military: * HMS ''Umpire'', Royal Navy ships In law: * Umpire (law), an arbitration officer in the United States Crown Umpire, the chief arbitrator under the British Unemployment Insurance Act of 1911 {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Piers Plowman ''Piers Plowman'' (written 1370–86; possibly ) or ''Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman'' (''William's Vision of Piers Plowman'') is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative verse divided into sections called (Latin for "step"). Like the Pearl Poet's ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'', ''Piers Plowman'' is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest works of English literature of the Middle Ages, even preceding and influencing Geoffrey Chaucer, Chaucer's ''Canterbury Tales''. ''Piers Plowman'' contains the first known reference to a literary tradition of Robin Hood tales. There exist three distinct versions of the poem, which scholars refer to as the A-, B-, and C-texts. The B-text is the most widely edited and translated version; it revises and extends the A-text by over four thousand lines. Summary The poem, a mix of theological allegory and social satire, concerns the narrator/dreamer's quest fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Handicap (horse Racing) A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give it a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The skill in betting on a handicap race lies in predicting which horse can overcome its handicap. Although most handicap races are run for older, less valuable horses, this is not true in all cases; some great races are handicaps, such as the Grand National steeplechase in England and the Melbourne Cup in Australia. In the United States over 30 handicap races are classified as Grade I, the top level of the North American grading system. Handicapping in action In a horse handicap race (sometimes called just "handicap"), each horse must carry a specified weight called the impost, assigned by the racing secretary or steward based on factors such as past performances, so as to equalize the chances of the competitors. To supplement the combined weight of jockey and sad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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