/ hɑːsp; NAmE hæsp/ noun
a flat piece of metal with a long narrow hole in it, used with a padlock to fasten doors, boxes, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hæpse , hæsp , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haspel and German Haspe .
/ hɑːsp; NAmE hæsp/ noun
a flat piece of metal with a long narrow hole in it, used with a padlock to fasten doors, boxes, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hæpse , hæsp , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haspel and German Haspe .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005