hasp

[ hasp ]

/ hæsp /

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noun

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

verb (used with object)

to fasten with or as with a hasp.

RELATED WORDS

lock, gird, latch, clasp, close

Nearby words

hasidism, haskalah, haslet, hasmonean, hasn't, hasp, hassall's concentric corpuscle, hassam, hassan, hassan ii, hassel

Origin of hasp

before 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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Examples from the Web for hasp

Moredock obeyed, screening his lanthorn, and then climbing on to the oak chest and drawing in and fastening the hasp.
The Man with a Shadow|George Manville Fenn
With this effective aid the hasp was fractured or detached, and the lid of the mysterious box was lifted.
Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective|Andrew Forrester
The old man shook his keys and stooped over Brian, unlocking the hasp which bound him to the wall-ring.
Nuala O'Malley|H. Bedford-Jones
An iron ladder swung from the skylight and was hooked up against the ceiling by a hasp fastened to a staple over a work-bench.
The Foolish Virgin|Thomas Dixon

You remember that evidence, the lock was hanging onto the hasp, showing that they had not a key to unlock it.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for hasp

hasp

/ (hɑːsp) /

noun

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

(tr) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp

Word Origin for hasp

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

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