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top-hamper definition

top·-hamper (täp′ham′pər)

noun

  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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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