Thŏng, n.

noun

[O. Eng. thwang, A-S. thwang, thwong, from O. Sax. thwingan, Icel. thvinga, L. Ger. dwingen, O. H. Ger. dwingan, N. H. Ger. zwingen, to press, force.] A strap of leather, used for fastening any thing. And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields, provide. Dryden.