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top-hamper
ˈtop-ˈhamper [f. top n.1 + hamper n.2 2.] Naut. Weight or encumbrance aloft: orig. said of the upper masts, sails, and rigging of a ship; later, also, weight or encumbrance on the deck, as in a steamer, ironclad, etc.1791 Jrnl. Barth. James (Navy Rec. Soc.) 207 The ship being very uneasy from the lo... Oxford English Dictionary
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USS Artemis (SP-593)
Instead, the yacht's comparatively large top-hamper acted as a veritable sail which the wind used to swing the ship around broadside. wikipedia.org
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hamper
▪ I. hamper, n.1 (ˈhæmpə(r)) Also 4–5 -ere, 6 -ier, 7 -ire: see also hanaper. [A phonetic reduction of hanaper, by elision of middle vowel, and assimilation of np to mp, as in ampersand.] 1. A large basket or wickerwork receptacle, with a cover, generally used as a packing-case. In earlier times a c... Oxford English Dictionary
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▪ I. top, n.1 (tɒp) Forms: 1 top, 3–6, (?) 7 toppe, pl. toppes, 4–6 tope, 4–7 topp, 6– Sc. and north. tap, 3– top. [OE. top (topp-), Com. WGer. and Norse; = OFris. topp (WFris. top, NFris. top, tup), OLG. *topp (MDu., Du. top(p), MLG., LG. top), OHG. (MHG., Ger.) zopf top, summit, a crest or tuft of... Oxford English Dictionary
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