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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thong \Thong\, n. [OE. thong, [thorn]wong, thwang, AS.
[thorn]wang; akin to Icel. [thorn]vengr a thong, latchet.
[root]57. Cf. Twinge.]
A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening
anything.
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And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
provide. --Dryden.
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Thong seal (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal.
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WordNet Thong
n 1: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: lash]
2: a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together

Moby Dictionary
belt , blacksnake , braid , brail , bullwhack , bullwhip , cable , cat ,
cord , cowhide , crop , flagellum , horsewhip , knout , kurbash , lash ,
ligament , ligation , ligature , line , quirt , rawhide , razor strap ,
rope , scourge , sjambok , spun yarn , strap , string , tendon , twine ,
twist , whip , whiplash , wire , yarn