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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hasp
Phonetic Transcription : hæsp



Definition of hasp

Origin :
  • Old English hæpse "fastening, clip," with later Old English metathesis of -p- and -s-. Related to Old Norse hespa "hasp, fastening," Middle Dutch, German haspe "clamp, hinge, hook," of uncertain origin.
  • noun fastener
Example sentences :
  • Hands quivering, Thad snapped back the hasp, lifted the lid.
  • Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
  • There was a slight crack, and it swung inwards as the screws of the hasp drew.
  • Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest
  • She turned the key with a wrench, and the hasp shot from its place.
  • Extract from : « The Master-Knot of Human Fate » by Ellis Meredith
  • It was on the hasp, an' he pushed it open, an' keeked bauldly in.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) » by Various
  • He slipped down into the sloop and kicked loose the hasp of the hatch.
  • Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
  • Brass hinges and hasp will also be found great improvements.
  • Extract from : « Scotch Loch-Fishing » by AKA Black Palmer, William Senior
  • The lock had been forced; the hasp was hanging, suspended from a twisted staple.
  • Extract from : « 'Firebrand' Trevison » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • The bar is locked by means of a hasp attached to the standard in which the lock is sunk.
  • Extract from : « The Care of Books » by John Willis Clark
  • As Elissa fumbled at the hasp of the door of the garden, Metem overtook her.
  • Extract from : « Elissa » by H. Rider Haggard
  • “There is some one trying to come in, and fumbling at the hasp,” said his father.
  • Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould

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