torche-cul
Definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of TORCHE-CUL s. m.
Méchant papier ou linge dont on s'essuye le derriere. Comment Gargantua reconnut l'esprit de son fils à l'invention d'un torche-cul : c'est un Chapitre de Rabelais.
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