different between hamperless vs hammerless

hamperless

English

Etymology

hamper +? -less

Adjective

hamperless (not comparable)

  1. Without a hamper (basket of food, etc.).
    • September 1868, Oscar Wilde:, letter to his mother
      [] ye delight of boys at ye hamper and the sorrow of ye hamperless boy.
    • 1980, The New Yorker (volume 56, part 4, page 26)
      For those, including us, who had come to the sale hamperless, relief was at hand in a refreshments marquee that had been put up near the thatched cottages.

hamperless From the web:



hammerless

English

Etymology

hammer +? -less

Adjective

hammerless (not comparable)

  1. Without a hammer.
  2. Not requiring the use of a hammer.
    hammerless nails
  3. (firearms) Without a visible hammer; said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.

hammerless From the web:

+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like