tong

2 definitions found

tong - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tong \Tong\, Tonge \Tonge\, n.
     Tongue. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

  Tong \Tong\, n. [Chinese t'ang, lit., hall.]
     In China, an association, secret society, or organization of
     any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association
     of Chinese such as that of the highbinders; in the U. S. the
     tongs have been frequently associated with criminal activity
     and gang warfare.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]