hasp

[ hasp ]

/ hæsp /

a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.

to fasten with or as with a hasp.

Origin of hasp

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hæsp, hæpse; cognate with German Haspe hasp; akin to Dutch haspel reel, Old Norse hespa skein, hasp

Moredock obeyed, screening his lanthorn, and then climbing on to the oak chest and drawing in and fastening the hasp.

The Man with a Shadow |George Manville Fenn
With this effective aid the hasp was fractured or detached, and the lid of the mysterious box was lifted.

Secret Service or Recollections of a City Detective |Andrew Forrester
The old man shook his keys and stooped over Brian, unlocking the hasp which bound him to the wall-ring.

Nuala O'Malley |H. Bedford-Jones
An iron ladder swung from the skylight and was hooked up against the ceiling by a hasp fastened to a staple over a work-bench.

The Foolish Virgin |Thomas Dixon

You remember that evidence, the lock was hanging onto the hasp, showing that they had not a key to unlock it.

The Crime of the Century |Henry M. Hunt

hasp

/ (hɑːsp) /

a metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt, or padlock

(tr) to secure (a door, window, etc) with a hasp

Old English hæpse; related to Old Norse hespa, Old High German haspa hasp, Dutch haspel reel, Sanskrit capa bow