hasp
noun
[ hɑːsp ]
• a slotted hinged metal plate forming part of a fastening for a door or lid, fitted over a loop and secured by a pin or padlock.
• "the hut was always locked by a large padlock securing a hasp"
hasp
verb
• lock (a door, window, or lid) by securing the hasp over the loop of the fastening.
• "she went to the window and hasped it"
Origin:
Old English hæpse, hæsp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haspel and German Haspe .
