torcher (s.xiiiin)

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torcher (s.xiiiin)

 

v.a.

1to wipe
( c.1290; MS: s.xv1 )  Quillere & cutel essuerez E mains & piez auxi vous torcherez  (B) 95r
2to rub down (a horse)
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  Meuz vus avenist [...] torcher a un torchoun ceo chevaus selés  701
3to strike, hit
( 1396; MS: c.1400 )  se ton maistre te trouveroit icy esbatant, il te torcheroit tres bien sur la teste  77
This is an AND1 entry © MHRA 1977-1992: reproduced with permission. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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