hesp

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English

Alternative forms

hasp

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

Ephs, PSHE, Shep, eshp, heps, pehs, shep

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hespe. Potentially related to Middle Dutch haspe (“bolt, latch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɛsp/
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Hyphenation: hesp
Rhymes: -ɛsp

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 (asb).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɛsp/

Noun

hesp m

horse

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: հասբ (hasb) (probably)

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