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English
Etymology
Compare Icelandic hespa (“a hasp, a wisp or skein”). See hasp.
Noun
hesp (plural hesps)
- (Scotland) A measure of two hanks of linen thread.
References
- Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Hesp”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. , volumes II (GAS–REA), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton , →OCLC.
- “hesp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hespe. Potentially related to Middle Dutch haspe (“bolt, latch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hesp f (plural hespen)
- (chiefly Belgium) ham (type of pork, meat from the thigh of a hog)
- Synonym: ham
Derived terms
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *Hácwah. Cognate to Persian اسب (asb).
Pronunciation
Noun
hesp m
- horse
Descendants
- → Old Armenian: հասբ (hasb) (probably)