torchon — meaning in English

English meaning

• mop noun A cleaning tool with a long handle and a bundle of absorbent strands, used for washing floors.
• rag noun A worn or torn piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.

Senses

torchon is used for these senses in English:

• dish towel A piece of absorbent cloth for drying or wiping dishes, cups or silverware
• dishcloth A cloth used to dry dishes.
• mop An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
• rag (slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.

mop — full definition

1. noun A cleaning tool with a long handle and a bundle of absorbent strands, used for washing floors.
2. noun A thick, untidy head of hair.
3. verb To clean a surface with a mop, or to wipe something up.

rag — full definition

1. noun A worn or torn piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning.
2. noun A newspaper, especially one seen as low quality or sensationalist (informal, disparaging).
3. verb To tease or mock someone, often good-naturedly (informal).

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