THONG
NOUNS
► FANG a thong, a strip of leather; a whip-thong → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► LASH a string, cord, thong → c1440 obs.
► LATCHET 1. a loop; a narrow strip of anything; a thong → c1350 obs.
2. a thong used to fasten a shoe; a shoe-lace → c1440 obs.
► THUNK a thong; the leather of which whips are made; a leather boot-lace → 1790 Eng. dial.
► THWANG a leather thong; the latchet or tie of a shoe → 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► WHANG a leather thong or lace → 1824 Amer. dial.