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trans. To furnish with a thong; to fasten or secure with a thong or thongs; to bind with thongs.
transitive. To bind with a thong.
transitive. U.S. regional (chiefly Midland). To sew or tie (something, esp. clothing made of skins) with strips of leather or similar material (cf…