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hasp definition

hasp (hasp, häsp)

noun

a hinged metal fastening for a door, window, lid, etc.; esp., a metal piece that fits over a staple and is held in place by a pin or padlock

Etymology: ME < OE hæsp, by metathesis < hæpse, akin to Ger haspe < IE base *kap-, to grasp > have

transitive verb

Rare to fasten with or as with a hasp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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