torch
The origin and history of torch.
Etymology
From Old French torche, probably from a Latin word for a twisted bundle of straw or fibre soaked in pitch and set alight.
The origin and history of torch.
From Old French torche, probably from a Latin word for a twisted bundle of straw or fibre soaked in pitch and set alight.
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