hamper
51top hamper — Top ham per, n. (Naut.) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also {top hamper}.] [1913 Webster] All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water, that they… …
52Top-hamper — Top ham per, n. (Naut.) The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also {top hamper}.] [1913 Webster] All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water, that they… …
53top-hamper — [täp′ham΄pər] n. 1. the upper masts, spars, and rigging of a sailing ship, usually kept aloft 2. rigging, spars, etc. not needed immediately and an encumbrance aloft or on deck: Also top hamper * * * top ham·per also top ham·per (tŏpʹhămʹpər) n.… …
54top-hamper — [täp′ham΄pər] n. 1. the upper masts, spars, and rigging of a sailing ship, usually kept aloft 2. rigging, spars, etc. not needed immediately and an encumbrance aloft or on deck: Also top hamper …
55clothes hamper — noun a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried • Syn: ↑laundry basket, ↑clothes basket, ↑voider • Hypernyms: ↑hamper …
56food hamper — noun a hamper for packing and transporting food • Hypernyms: ↑hamper …
57top-hamper — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) 1. : matter or weight (as spars, rigging, superstructure, or cargo) in the upper part of a ship top hamper of guns, three hundred and forty tons of landing craft together with six sets of heavy davits K.M.Dodson 2. :… …
58picnic hamper — picnic basket UK / US or picnic hamper UK / US noun [countable] Word forms picnic basket : singular picnic basket plural picnic baskets a special container used for carrying the food and the things that you need for a picnic …
59top hamper — noun Unnecessary weight on a ship s upper deck • • • Main Entry: ↑top …
60picnic hamper — variant UK US Main entry: picnic basket …
