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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
/ ³óɑ˲õ±è /
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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hasp1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæsp, ³óæ±è²õ±ð; cognate with German Haspe hasp; akin to Dutch haspel reel, Old Norse hespa skein, hasp
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hasp1
Old English ³óæ±è²õ±ð; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow
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Grace used the pointed edge of her shovel to pop up the hasp.
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The books on the book shelf were gone; the padlocked closet stood open, empty; the unfastened lock swung open from the hasp.
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Matthias cast about for something that would force the padlock and hasp.
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After an hour searching dusty corridors, I found a door with a smart padlock and the remains of a hasp lying on the floor beside it.
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Deputies then noticed two wooden cages with locks and hasps, Jones said.
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