hasp

Meanings

Noun

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

Verb

• To shut or fasten with a hasp.

Origin

• From Middle English haspe, hespe, from Old English hæsp, hæpse, from Proto-Germanic *haspijǭ, *hapsijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kamb-. Cognate with Middle Dutch haspe, Middle Low German haspe, hespe, German Low German Haspel, German Häspe, Danish haspe, Swedish hasp, Icelandic hespa.