hamper
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hamper1
▶noun a basket with a handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, etc. on a picnic.
■ Brit. a box containing food and drink for a special occasion.
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. hanaper ‘case for a goblet’, from OFr. hanap ‘goblet’, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hamper2
▶verb hinder or impede the movement or progress of. ▶noun Nautical necessary but cumbersome equipment on a ship.
– origin ME: perh. rel. to Ger. hemmen ‘restrain’.
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