hasp

From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse (“hasp; clasp; fastening”), from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ (“hasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb- (“to bend; crook”). Cognate with Middle Dutch haspe, Middle Low German haspe, hespe, German Low German Haspel (“spindle of yarn”), German Häspe, Danish hasp, Swedish hasp, Icelandic hespa (“clamp; hasp; skein of yarn”).

hasp (plural hasps)

1. A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.
3. Alternative form of hesp
4. An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

hasp (third-person singular simple present hasps, present participle hasping, simple past and past participle hasped)

1. to shut or fasten with a hasp

• HSAP, HSPA, PAHs, PHAs, SAHP, haps, pahs, pash, psha

hasp f sg

1. h-prothesized form of asp

hasp c

1. a hasp, a latch, a primitive locking mechanism