a slotted hinged metal plate that forms part of a fastening for a door or lid and is fitted over a metal loop and secured by a pin or padlock (門,蓋等的)搭扣 ■a similar metal plate on a trunk or suitcase with a projecting piece which is secured by the lock (箱、包的)帶鎖搭扣
verb
[with obj.](archaic)lock (a door, window, or lid) by securing the hasp over the loop of the fastening (古)用搭扣扣?。ㄩT,窗,蓋子)
語源
Old English h?pse, h?sp, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haspel and German Haspe