- Nautical. Weight or materials, such as rigging, cables, and spars, stored either aloft or on the upper decks.
- Cumbersome, unnecessary matter.
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top-ham·per top ham·per (tŏp'hăm'pər) |
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| French armoured cruiser Dupuy de Lôme (1887) | |
| Borodino class battleship |
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