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torchecul

/tɔː(ɹ)ʃˈkuːl/

torchecul noun: something used to wipe the backside after defecation.

Noun

torchecul (plural torcheculs)

  1. (obsolete) Something used to wipe the backside after defecation.
    • Then he must needs sit bare-arsed on his jordan, hand scooping sweat from his brow, and void much black nastiness. His torchecul was yet another discarded page of his play.1993, Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford
    Synonyms:
    wipebreech, asswipe, arsewisp, tail-napkin, wipe-breech

Synonyms of torchecul

Forms of torchecul

pluraltorcheculs

Origin of torchecul

From French torche-cul, from torche (“wipe”) + cul (“arse”).

Words that rhyme with torchecul

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Questions about torchecul

What does torchecul mean?
Torchecul means something used to wipe the backside after defecation.
What part of speech is torchecul?
Torchecul is a noun.
How do you pronounce torchecul?
Torchecul is pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)ʃˈkuːl/.
What is the plural of torchecul?
The plural of torchecul is torcheculs.

Words near torchecul in the dictionary

  1. torch-lit
  2. torchable
  3. torchbearer
  4. torchbearers
  5. torchbearing
  6. torchecul
  7. torcheculs
  8. torched
  9. torched down
  10. torched up
  11. torcher

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