Meanings
plural torcheculs
- obsoleteSomething 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 DeptfordSynonyms: wipebreech, asswipe, arsewisp, tail-napkin, wipe-breech
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething used to wipe the backside after defecation.
Origin
- Frenchtorche-cul
- Englishtorchecul
From French torche-cul, from torche (“wipe”) + cul (“arse”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French torche-cul
- torche-culsomething used to wipe the anus after defecation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with torchecul
Cite this entry
torchecul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchecul
“torchecul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torchecul. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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