English
Etymology 1
Contracted from “hanaper”
Noun
en-noun
- 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
Translations
trans-top|A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles
Finnish: kori
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ttbc|Dutch: mand m, wasmand m
mid
ttbc|Spanish: cesta f, canasta f
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To put into a hamper.
Etymology 2
Old English hamperen, hampren, probably of the same origin as English “hamble”
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.
#* Blackmore:
#*: Hampered nerves.
#* L'Estrange:
#*: A lion hampered in a net.
#* Tillotson:
#*: They hamper and entangle our souls.
Translations
trans-top|To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to ensnare; to inveigle
Dutch: blokkeren
Finnish: haitata, vaikeuttaa, estää
trans-mid
Spanish: estorbar, obstaculizar
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Noun
en-noun
- A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. - W. Browne
- nautical Articles ordinary|ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. - Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Derived terms
Top hamper, (Nautical): unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.
Translations
trans-top|A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes
Finnish: kahle
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times
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ttbc|Dutch: struikelblok? n
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