English Dictionary

hand-in-cap

名詞

廃用 不可算名詞

(obsolete) An old English trading game where 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 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.

日本語の意味

（古語）二人の間で物品交換の際、品物の価値を裁定者が判断し、双方および裁定者が罰金を帽子に入れるという取引ゲーム。取引者は帽子に手を入れて、開いた手で評価に同意、閉じた手で異議を示し、合意があれば差額が支払われる仕組みである。

They settled the dispute over the antique coins by resorting to a hand-in-cap, trusting the umpire's valuation to decide the trade.

彼らは骨董の硬貨に関する争いを、プレイヤーが帽子に手を入れて評価に同意するか否かで取引の差額を決める、かつてのイギリスの取引ゲームで決着させた。

意味（1）

(obsolete) An old English trading game where 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 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.