thongs

• The sun was drying the thongs, and as they dried they shortened The benevolent-appearing Whitey Jano had made no effort to interfere with Hadith's idea of a good time. —  035 - Murder Mirage
• Tammak IV led an expedition against Gvazopinath before the thongs were dry on the roof-poles of the trading huts, and razed it to the ground. —  Piper, H. Beam - First Cycle (v1.0) (html)
• Having arrived there, he took out from his bag a square net made of twisted deer-thongs, and not much, bigger than a blanket. —  The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
• At the base, rests a spring-plank or bascule_, to which leather thongs are attached to buckle down the victim, and a basket or pannier filled with sawdust to receive the severed head. —  Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
• His arms were then secured behind his back with other deer-skin thongs, and another passed round his ankle and given to Alfred You were right, Malachi," said Captain Sinclair, "how he contrived to twist himself out of our grasp I can not imagine; but he certainly would have been off, probably have broken our heads before he went I know the nature of these Indians, sir," replied Malachi; "they're never safe, even when tied, if the thong does not cut into the bone; but you have him now, sir, fast enough, and the sooner you get to the fort the better. —  The Settlers in Canada

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