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Definition of Hamper

Hamper
Hamper Ham"per, n. [See Hamper to shackle.] 1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. --W. Browne. 2. (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Top hamper (Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Hamper
Hamper Ham"per, n. [Contr. fr. hanaper.] 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.
Hamper
Hamper Ham"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hampered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hampering.] To put in a hamper.

Meaning of Hamper from wikipedia

- A hamper refers to one of several related basket-like items. In primarily British usage, it refers to a wicker basket, usually large, that is used for...
- Bernard Egan "Ben" Hamper (born c. 1955) is a Michigan-based writer. He was born in Flint, Michigan to a family that had many former employees of General...
- Ripley Hampers founder Quintin Acomb first set up the British hamper company in 1834. The Ripley brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by...
- James Michael Hamper (born June 15, 1955) is an American politician and carpenter from Maine. Hamper is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 19th District...
- Hamper Mill House is a grade II listed house in Hampermill Lane, near Watford in Hertfordshire, England. It was built in the late 18th-century and extended...
- Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper; 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the...
- Genevieve Hamper (September 8, 1888 – February 13, 1971)[citation needed] was an American stage and screen actress. Hamper began performing Shakespeare...
- William Hamper (12 December 1776 – 3 May 1831) was an English businessman, magistrate and antiquary. He was the only child of Thomas Hamper of West Tarring...
- who dubs themself "Peanut Hamper", believing this is a regular name. Tendi and Peanut Hamper grow close, until Peanut Hamper betrays Tendi during a crisis...
- A domestic robot or homebot is a type of service robot, an autonomous robot that is primarily used for household c****s, but may also be used for education...