Dictionary

torchecul en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɔː(ɹ)ʃˈkuːl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:

Forms

Hyponyms

toilet paper

Synonyms

arsewisp (something used to wipe one's anus after defecation) · tail-napkin (something used to wipe one's anus after defecation) · wipebreech (something used to wipe one's anus after defecation) · asswipe (something used to wipe one's anus after defecation) · wipe-breech (something used to wipe one's anus after defecation)

Translations (1)

fr torche-cul (something used to wipe the anus after defecation)