thong
12
7.4
- noun
- /θɔŋ/
- The hunter tied his gear together with a sturdy leather thong.
- leather thong
- rawhide thong
- thong around his neck
Examples
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The boy had a Mercedes hood ornament on a leather thong around his neck.
Fiction book (1995) -
The original leather thong had been replaced several times over.
Fiction book (2000) -
I'd brought along the call, its leather thong tied around a corroded metal button.
Fiction book (1999) -
The heavy wooden door was secured, latched with a leather thong that connected to the frame with a large bolt.
Fiction book (1991) -
Muttering to himself, Bad Belly slipped the thong over his head so he wouldn't lose it.
Fiction book (1992) -
Looking Loon loped up, his rifle hanging from a thong looped around one of two saddle horns.
Fiction book (1994) -
Benjamin sat beside him, braiding some leather thongs into a bridle for the mules.
Fiction book (1990) -
To secure the bundle, he used a thong made of leather.
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She fashioned a decorative belt using a strip of leather thong.
Synonyms
4
6.3
The flexible leather strip at the end of a whip
1
3.1
A long narrow piece of leather used for tying or fastening things
1
9.9
A narrow leather strap that fastens a sandal to the foot
A narrow strip of leather used to tie or fasten things
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word thong comes from an old English word thwong that meant 'a strip of leather'. So a thong was originally a thin strap used for tying or fastening, which explains this meaning for a narrow leather strip.