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Hanaper
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What's The Definition Of Hanaper?Synonyms | Synonyms for Hanaper: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hanaper: See Also | Hanaper In Webster's Dictionary \Han"a*per\, n. [LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanaus
vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. ONG.
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.
{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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