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A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
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An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.Australiadatedplural-normally
- 2006, Peter Murray, David Poole, Grant Jones, Contemporary Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour, Thomson, page 108, Players turned up for questioning wearing thongs, shorts and T-shirts.
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An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.UKUS
- She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.
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The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.
thong
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