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   ham·per

   /ˈhampər/

   noun

   • 1. a large basket with a lid used for laundry: "a laundry hamper"
   • ▪ a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic: "a picnic hamper"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting any large case or casket): from Anglo-Norman French hanaper ‘case for a goblet’, from Old French hanap ‘goblet’, of Germanic origin.

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