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(1):

(v. t.) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.

(2):

(n.) A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.

(3):

(n.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.

(4):

(v. t.) To put in a hamper.

(5):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hamper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hamper.html. 1828.
 
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