TORCH RACE
Torch race.
Defn: A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece.
TORCHWOOD
Torch"wood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera, A.
Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.
TORCHWORT
Torch"wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.
TORE
Tore,
Defn: imp. of Tear.
TORE Tore, n. Etym: [Probably from the root of tear; cf. W. tór a break, cut, tóri to break, cut.]
Defn: The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring. [Prov. Eng.] Mortimer.