thong
6
7.4
- noun
- /θɔŋ/
:
tira de cuero
- 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
A narrow strip of leather used to tie or fasten things
A long narrow piece of leather used for tying or fastening things
A narrow leather strap that fastens a sandal to the foot
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.