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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hanaper \Han"a*per\ (-[.a]*p[~e]r), n. [LL. hanaperium a large
vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of
German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hn[ae]p
cup, bowl. Cf. {Hamper}, {Nappy}, n.]
A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the
packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.
[1913 Webster]
{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.
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