■ noun
1》 a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip.
2》 a skimpy bathing garment or pair of knickers like a G-string.
3》 N. Amer. & Austral. a light sandal or flip-flop.
Derivatives
~ed adjective
~y adjective
Origin
OE thwang , thwong , of Gmc origin.