Definition of "hampers" []

• Plural form of hamper. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamper. (verb)

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• "Beverages_. – 3 dozen quart bottles of ale, packed in hampers; ginger-beer, soda-water, and lemonade, of each 2 dozen bottles; 6 bottles of sherry, 6 bottles of claret, champagne à discrétion, and any other light wine that may be preferred, and 2 bottles of brandy."
• "It is still shoved in hampers waiting to be folded later this evening."
• "They see each of these balancing forces as something which -- to use Alberto Gonzales' revealing description -- "hampers" the power of the President."