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View synonyms for hasp
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of hasp1
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of hasp1
Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow
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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.
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It was the newest of the books, and evidently an attempt had been made to force the lock, for the hasp was badly wrenched.
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Feeling around in the dark he found a hasp and staple and pulled out the plug which fastened the barrier.
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So noiseless was it that Muller could almost have believed his eyes had deceived him until he heard the hasp rattle.
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He only hoped that the staples at either end of the hasp were clinched.
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