hasp
A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pinA clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
Meaning
3 sensesA clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”),From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-West Germanic *haspijā, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend; crook”).
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