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TOP-HAMPER
TOP-HAMPER
Top
"-
ham
`
per,
n. (
Naut.
)
Defn:
The
upper
rigging,
spars,
etc.
,
of
a
ship.
[
Written
also
top
hamper.
]
All
the
ships
of
the
fleet.
..
were
so
encumbered
with
tophamper,
so
overweighted
in
proportion
to
their
draught
of
water,
that
they
could
bear
but
little
canvas,
even
with
smooth
seas
and
light
and
favorable
winds.
Motley.
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