Definition of Top-hemper
Top"-ham`per (?), n. (Naut.) The
upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also top
hamper.]
All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with
tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water,
that they could bear but little canvas, even with smooth seas and light and
favorable winds. Motley.
Top"-ham`per (?), n. (Naut.) The
upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also top
hamper.]
All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered with
tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their draught of water,
that they could bear but little canvas, even with smooth seas and light and
favorable winds. Motley.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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