Meanings of leathern thongs in English

This is secured to the feet and ankles by leathern thongs.

Upon which the bleeding skull was fastened upon the head of the keeper with leathern thongs.

The timbers were fastened with wooden pins and leathern thongs, and the crevices were caulked with moss.

They are secured to the feet by leathern thongs, and there is a hole in which the heel works.

When he had dressed, he took his bow and the chest bound with the leathern thongs, and went down.

Both men and women wore sheepskin coats, made with the hair inside, and laced down the front with leathern thongs.

Swinton sent one of them back for some leathern thongs or a piece of rope to let down to him.

Springing upon him, we then secured his arms by some leathern thongs, and removed the lasso from round his body.

The count lay stretched out upon the divan, playing with the knout, whose leathern thongs were still dripping with his servant's blood.

The knout is composed of a certain number of leathern thongs, at the end of which are attached pieces of twisted iron wire.

For defence each man wore a coat of interlaced leathern thongs, strengthened at the shoulder, elbow, and upper arm with slips of steel.

They bore with them heavy manacles and chains, which they fastened upon our men, cutting the leathern thongs which had held them until now.

An expressman came through, jangling a huge bunch of brass checks on leathern thongs over his arm, and held parley with passengers along the aisle.