hasp

UK: /ˈhɑːsp/ US: /hæsp/ ,(hasp)

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hasp /hæsp/   n. [countable]

1. Building a clasp for a door, lid, etc., esp. one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.

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hasp  (hasp), n. 

1. Building a clasp for a door, lid, etc., esp. one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.

v.t. 

2. Building to fasten with or as with a hasp.

• bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hæsp, hæpse; cognate with German Haspe hasp; akin to Dutch haspel reel, Old Norse hespa skein, hasp

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hasp / hɑːsp/ noun

1. a metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock

verb

1. (transitive) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp

Etymology: Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow