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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tong \Tong\, Tonge \Tonge\, n. Tongue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]