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Pronunciation : Ham"per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Contr. fr. hanaper.]
Definition : Defn: A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ham"per
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To put in a hamper.

t. [imp. & p. p. Hampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hampering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ham"per
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the same origin as E. hamble.]
Definition : Defn: To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves." Blackmore. A lion hampered in a net. L'Estrange. They hamper and entangle our souls. Tillotson.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ham"per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Hamper to shackle.]
Definition : 1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne.

2. (Naut.)

Defn: Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Top hamper (Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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