top-hamper
top-hamper noun: the rigging, spars, etc., stored above the deck of a ship.
Noun
top-hamper (plural top-hampers)
- The rigging, spars, etc., stored above the deck of a ship.
- There were the pitching of the vessel, the hissing of the waters, the dashing of spray, the shocks that menaced annihilation to the little craft as she plunged into the seas, the undying howl of the wind, and the fearful drift. The last was the most serious danger; for, though exceedingly weatherly...1840, James Fenimore Cooper, The Pathfinder, Chapter 16
- At the same time sleet and hail were driving with all fury against us. We clewed down, and hauled out the reef- tackles again, and close-reefed the fore-topsail, and furled the main, and hove her to on the starboard tack. Here was an end to our fine prospects. We made up our minds to head winds and...1840, R[ichard] H[enry] D[ana], Jr., Two Years before the Mast. […] (Harper’s Family Library; no. CVI), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers […], →OCLC
top-hamper meaning in Tamil
top-hamper in Tamil
- மேல்தள மட்டிலாப்பளு நிலை
Forms of top-hamper
| plural | top-hampers |
|---|
Questions about top-hamper
- What does top-hamper mean?
- Top-hamper means the rigging, spars, etc., stored above the deck of a ship.
- What is top-hamper in Tamil?
- Top-hamper in Tamil is மேல்தள மட்டிலாப்பளு நிலை. See Top-hamper meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is top-hamper?
- Top-hamper is a noun.
- What is the plural of top-hamper?
- The plural of top-hamper is top-hampers.
Words near top-hamper in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: top-hamper (page history and authors); top-hamper (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “top-hamper.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/top-hamper. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.