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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

H`ASP, n.
1. A clasp that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock.
2. A spindle to wind thread or silk on.
H`ASP, v.t. To shut or fasten with a hasp.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock v
1: secure or lock with a hasp

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration from Old English hæpse; akin to Middle High German haspe hasp Date: before 12th century any of several devices for fastening; especially a fastener especially for a door or lid consisting of a hinged metal strap that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin or padlock • hasp transitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. a hinged metal clasp that fits over a staple and can be secured by a padlock. --v.tr. fasten with a hasp. Etymology: OE hæpse, hæsp

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hasps) A hasp is a flat piece of metal with a long hole in it, fastened to the edge of a door or lid. To close the door or lid, you push the hasp over a metal loop fastened to the other part and put a lock through the loop. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Clasp (to be put over a staple). 2. Hook.

Moby Thesaurus

articulate, batten, batten down, bolt, buckle, butt, button, clasp, cleat, clip, dovetail, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, latch, lock, miter, mortise, nail, peg, pin, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, sew, skewer, snap, staple, stick, stitch, tack, toggle, wedge, zipper