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hasp
[ hasp ]
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.
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
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Example Sentences
Shortly after, Jemmy saw the pig go to the gate, but in lifting it off the hasp the scythe-blade cut the end of the Snout off.
It was the newest of the books, and evidently an attempt had been made to force the lock, for the hasp was badly wrenched.
Feeling around in the dark he found a hasp and staple and pulled out the plug which fastened the barrier.
So noiseless was it that Muller could almost have believed his eyes had deceived him until he heard the hasp rattle.
He only hoped that the staples at either end of the hasp were clinched.
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