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Meanings of leathern thong in English

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Usage of leathern thong in English
1
The door was fastened by a leathern thong, tied to a peg.
Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
2
The leathern thong in the hands of the slave was the token of instant death.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
3
Stepping back into the apartment he seized a leathern thong that depended from the ceiling.
Tarzan the Terrible
4
Next, four small but heavy canvas bags, each tied about the neck with a leathern thong.
Corporal Sam and Other Stories
5
Palus took from one of the hand-holds at the back of the chariot-rail a long leathern thong.
Andivius Hedulio: Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of ...
6
Stick and reed are attached to the warrior's belt and to each other by a leathern thong.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
7
Each horse was furnished with a leathern nose-bag, and a long leathern thong as a picket strap.
The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the ...
8
The two front legs are now tied closely together with a strong leathern thong, fastened by a slip-knot.
The Voyage of the Beagle
9
She drew from her breast a little leathern thong, to the end of which was fastened a tiny pouch.
Pellucidar
10
Georges was on foot, between two guards on horseback, one of whom held him still by the leathern thong.
Maitre Cornelius
11
Mère Dubray took down a leathern thong and laid it about them; but they were like eels and glided out of her reach.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
12
So he stole softly to the window, and, catching the end of the leathern thong, regained his own chamber and drew in the lasso.
Elsie Venner
13
The fellow was armed with a long spear and a club, the latter dangling down his back from a leathern thong about his neck.
The Lost Continent
14
She had lifted from the floor the stick with its leathern thong with which the man had castigated the tender body of his motherless child.
The Precipice: A Novel
15
He might have revived, but he was hurried along by a stout leathern thong slipped under the armpits, and was then dragged a dead weight.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
16
The men always carry bows and poisoned arrows, as well as a seemie (a short, roughly-fashioned sword) hung on a leathern thong round the waist.
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, and Other East African Adventures
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