fetter vs hamper

fetter

verb
  • To shackle or bind up with fetters. 

  • To restrain or impede; to hamper. 

noun
  • A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural). 

  • Anything that restricts or restrains. 

hamper

verb
  • To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle 

  • To put into a hamper. 

  • To impede in motion or progress. 

noun
  • A wicker or plastic basket specifically for holding laundry (from clothes hamper), as opposed to a covered wicker basket which is a true hamper 

  • A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. 

  • A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals 

  • A gift basket. 

  • Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. 

How often have the words fetter and hamper occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )