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originally a betting game, now the word for leveling any uneven fight
name originFrom 'hand in cap,' a 17th-century English wager game
golf logicLower numbers mean better players, counterintuitively
chess versionMasters remove their own queen to play beginners
horse racingBetter horses carry extra lead weights to equalize
slang shiftTerm for disability now widely retired as outdated