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Originally Posted by dar512
Are we talking food here or dirty clothes. 
Hamper must be a Brit-ism. A hamper here almost invariably refers to a receptacle for dirty clothes. |
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A hamper here still technically refers to the receptacle (traditionbally a wicker box with a carrying handle.) But although people tend to specify Picnic Hamper or Christmas Hamper, I think it is generally accepted that the word refers to a container full of food, rather than dirty clothes.