hasp
noun/hɑːsp/
/hæsp/
- a flat piece of metal with a long narrow hole in it, used with a padlock to fasten doors, boxes, etc.Word OriginOld English hæpse, hæsp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haspel and German Haspe.
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