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hasp

Meaningclasp or bolt

Common meaning: hinged fastening for a door

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhapse‘clasp or bolt’source
  2. Middle Englishhaspesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsclasp or bolt → hinged fastening for a doorhasp‘hinged fastening for a door’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English hapse ‘clasp or bolt’.

Roots

  • hapse Old English “clasp or bolt”

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