dictionary definitions for "thong"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  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

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,
           provide.                                 --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Thong seal (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under
        Seal.
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