hasp

[ hasp ]
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noun
  1. 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)
  1. to fasten with or as with a hasp.

Origin of hasp

1
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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How to use hasp in a sentence

  • The cedar sliding doors were fitted with hasps of translucent Jaipur enamel and ran in grooves shod with silver.

    Soldier Stories | Rudyard Kipling
  • Beside the little figure was a chest of dark wood, with curiously wrought hasps.

    The Shape of Fear | Elia W. Peattie
  • But a few minutes later it was taken away in a patrol wagon, and with it the little box with iron hasps.

    The Shape of Fear | Elia W. Peattie
  • It had immense oaken covers, with hasps, and clasps, and hinges large enough almost for the doors of a penitentiary.

    Mistakes of Moses | Robert G. Ingersoll
  • First one and then the other padlock fell with a clank on to the bricks, the iron hasps were raised, and, with a "Here goes!"

    Under Padlock and Seal | Charles Harold Avery

British Dictionary definitions for hasp

hasp

/ (hɑːsp) /


noun
  1. 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
  1. (tr) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp

Origin of hasp

1
Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow

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