Hasp

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To shut or fasten with a hasp.

II. Hasp ·noun A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.

III. Hasp ·noun An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a scarifier.

IV. Hasp ·noun A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a metallic hook for fastening a door.

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