[Gllug] BETT at Olympia

[Tethys]

Chris Ball writes:

>I'm told that this is owing to the etymology of ``handicapped'' being
>the phrase ``capped hands'', which has begging implications; not that 
>I - or, I imagine, the majority of people using the word - would have
>thought of that.  :-)

No, I wouldn't. But then, it's not even the right etymology. Handicap
was originally a card game dating from the 17th century. As a way to
even the game out, the more tricks you have won, the higher the stake
you have to risk. Because the stake was held in an upturned cap, this
became known as putting your "hand i' the cap".

Tet

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