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Hasping

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hasp

  [hasp]
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–noun
1. a clasp for a door, lid, etc., esp. one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
–verb (used with object)
2. to fasten with or as with a hasp.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE hæsp, hæpse; c. G Haspe hasp; akin to D haspel reel, ON hespa skein, hasp
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Light & Heavy Duty Hasps
General use to industrial hasps. Find what you need! Abus & Master.
www.1st-in-padlocks.com
hasp   (hāsp)   
n.  A metal fastener with a hinged slotted part that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock.
tr.v.   hasped, hasp·ing, hasps
To close or lock with such a fastener.

[Middle English, from Old English hæsp, hæpse.]
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Word Origin & History

hasp 
O.E. hæpse "fastening, clip," with later O.E. metathesis of -p- and -s-. Related to O.N. hespa, M.Du., Ger. haspe "clamp, hinge, hook," but the evolution is obscure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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