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hasp

[hasp]
–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
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.]

Hasp

Hasp\, n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to G. haspe, h["a]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]

1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.

2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.

Hasp

Hasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped; p. pr. & vb. n. Hasping.] [AS. h[ae]psian.] To shut or fasten with a hasp.
Language Translation for : hasp
Spanish: cierre,
German: der Verschluß,
Japanese: ファスナー

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.
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