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torchmaking

torchmaking noun: the communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.

Noun

torchmaking (uncountable)

  1. (Sussex) The communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.

Origin of torchmaking

From torch + making.

Questions about torchmaking

What does torchmaking mean?
Torchmaking means the communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.
What part of speech is torchmaking?
Torchmaking is a noun.

Words near torchmaking in the dictionary

  1. torchlights
  2. torchlike
  3. torchlit
  4. torchmaker
  5. torchmakers
  6. torchmaking
  7. torchman
  8. torchmen
  9. torchon
  10. torchon paper
  11. torchon papers

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