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Definition of 'hasp'

noun

A fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock

verb

Secure or lock with a hasp

From: GCIDE

Hasp \Hasp\ (h[.a]sp), n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to G. haspe, h[aum]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.] [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on. [1913 Webster]
3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Hasp \Hasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hasped (h[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Hasping.] [AS. h[ae]psian.] To shut or fasten with a hasp. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Hesp \Hesp\, n. [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See Hasp.] A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also hasp.] --Knight. [1913 Webster]