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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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "thong":
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
provide. --Dryden.
Thong seal (Zo["o]l.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
Seal.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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