transcription, транскрипция: [ θɔŋ ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a narrow strip of hide or leather used as the lash of a whip, as a halter or rein, etc. 2 Austral., NZ, & US = FLIP-FLOP. --v.tr. 1 provide with a thong. 2 strike with a thong. [OE thwang, thwong f. Gmc]