/hasp/ , n.
1. a clasp for a door, lid, etc., esp. one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
v.t.
2. to fasten with or as with a hasp.
[ bef. 1000; ME; OE haesp, haepse; c. G Haspe hasp; akin to D haspel reel, ON hespa skein, hasp ]