Tong (?), Tonge, n.
Tongue.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
© Webster 1913.
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.
© Webster 1913.