English
Etymology
French, from torche �wipe� + cul �arse�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/t�:�'ku:l/
Noun
en-noun
- obsolete something used to wipe the backside after defecation; arse-wipe
#:*1993: 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. � Anthony Burgess, A Dead Man in Deptford
ru:torchecul
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