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"text": "A handicap in chess often involves removal of the queen's rook.",
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"ref": "1901, “Gleanings”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 31",
"text": "Eventually the elephant and camel were depatched by themselves with two laps start of the bicyclist and horse, the motor car being scratch. It was a sensational race owing to the conduct of the field, but on the handicap the elephant won, bicycle second, motor car third.",
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"An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success."
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"The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people."
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
"word": "障害"
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
"word": "장애"
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
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"word": "impedimentum"
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"code": "ml",
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"roman": "vaikalyaṁ",
"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
"word": "വൈകല്യം"
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
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"sense": "disadvantage, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people",
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"word": "deficiência"
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"(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo."
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"(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)"
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"(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest."
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"text": "The candidate was handicapped by her lack of experience.",
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"To place at disadvantage."
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"text": "Grandpa Andy would buy the racing form the day ahead of time so he could handicap the race before he even arrived at the track.",
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