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Meanings of thongs in English

Russian
вьетнамки
Portuguese
chinelo
Spanish
chinelas
Catalan
xancleta
Wikidata

Type of sandal.

        вьетнамки
        Usage of thongs in English
        1
        She was caught in the act of stealing away some leather thongs.
        What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
        2
        It is in two parts, attached to the bars by raw-hide thongs.
        The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions
        3
        His face still shows where the thorns cut and the thongs tore.
        Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
        4
        We had fastened the loose ends of the spear-thongs about our waists.
        Under the Andes
        5
        Lu-don cast a surreptitious glance at the thongs hanging from the ceiling.
        Tarzan the Terrible
        6
        Once again wraith-hide thongs were used to lash us to the blades.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        7
        Some did, however, wear thongs and converse shoes to complete their look.
        News.com.au
        8
        Boxing, in which one fought with arms bound with thongs of hide.
        History Of Ancient Civilization
        9
        I drew the thongs so tight that they cut into his flesh.
        To Have and to Hold
        10
        He slit the last thongs, and Dickson fell limply on his face.
        Huntingtower
        11
        They used fine caribou thongs, especially fine for the heel and toe.
        The Drama of the Forests: Romance and Adventure
        12
        With quick motions the natives bound their captives again, with stout thongs.
        Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of ...
        13
        He is too just to need thongs to lead him to judgment.
        The Prairie
        14
        But with care he acquired a few thongs perhaps a foot long.
        Storm Over Warlock
        15
        He had broad shoulders, and long hair bound together with leather thongs.
        In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
        16
        His feet were protected by sandals, attached by thongs of soft leather.
        Ben-Hur
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