Hanaper

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hanaper \Han"a*per\ (-[.a]*p[~e]r), n. [LL. hanaperium a large
     vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of
     German origin; cf. OHG. 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.


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     {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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