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hamperless

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Without a hamper (basket of food, etc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • September 1868, Oscar Wilde:, letter to his mother [...] ye delight of two boys at ye hamper and the sorrow of ye hamperless boy.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hamper + -less.