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HANAPER
Etymology
Noun
hanaper (plural hanapers)
A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the packing and carrying of articles; a hamper
Anagrams
• heparan, raphane
Source: Wiktionary
Han"a*per, n. Etym: [LL. hanaperium a large vase, fr. hanaus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of German origin; cf. ONG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hnæp cup, bowl. Cf. Hamper, Nappy, n.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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