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Another word for thong

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Noun
      1. To strike with a strap or rod; lash:
      2. To afflict, castigate, or reprove severely:
      3. To strike or affect in a manner similar to whipping or lashing:
      1. A long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather.
      2. Such a strip equipped with a buckle or similar fastener for binding or securing objects.
      3. A thin flat metal or plastic band used for fastening or clamping objects together or into position.
      1. Material made of drawn-out, twisted fiber, used for fastening, tying, or lacing.
      2. A strand or cord of such material.
      3. A cord stretched on an instrument and struck, plucked, or bowed to produce tones.
      1. A cord or ribbon used to draw and tie together two opposite edges, as of a shoe.
      2. A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern.
      3. Gold or silver braid ornamenting an officer's uniform.
    See also:

    twine

    rope

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Sentence Examples

  • The bows differ altogether with each group, but the same two kinds of arrows are in general use: (1) long and ordinary for fishing and other purposes; (2) short with a detachable head fastened to the shaft by a thong, which quickly brings pigs up short when shot in the thick jungle.

  • Many groups that tout morals first and foremost, such as churches, private schools, and strictly professional places of business will more than likely be against the low rise thong, or any form of revealing underwear at all for that matter.

  • The lines were frequently made by pressing a twisted thong of skin against the moist clay; the patterns in all cases being stamped into the pot before it was hardened by fire.

  • Their favourite drink is thong, distilled from rice or barley and millet, and Marwa, beer made from fermented millet.

  • A "huntingcrop" is a short thick stock for a whip, with a small leather loop at one end, to which a thong may be attached.

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