2 entries under this word

Hasp

Hăsp, n.

noun

n. [A-S. hăspe or hăps, Sw. haspe, hespa, Dan. hasp, haspe, Icel. hespa, Ger. haspe, häspe, hespe; Norm. Fr. haspe.]

  1. A clasp, especially one that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.
  2. A spindle to wind thread or silk on.
  3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grassland; a scarifier.

Hȧsp, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. HASPED (hăspt); p. pr. & vb. n. HASPING.] To shut or fasten with a hasp.