hanaper
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Late Latin hanaperium (“a large vase”), from hanaus (“vase, bowl, cup”) (whence French hanap); of Frankish origin; compare Old North German hnapf, German Napf, akin to Anglo Saxon hnæp (“cup, bowl”). Compare hamper, nappy
[edit] Noun
hanaper (plural hanapers)
- A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper
[edit] Derived terms
- Hanaper office: an office of the English court of chancery in which writs relating to the business of the public, and the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or hamper - Blackstone
