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toilet paper


toilet paper

noun

: thin, soft paper used to clean yourself after you have used the toilet

Full Definition of TOILET PAPER

:  a thin sanitary absorbent paper usually in a roll for use in drying or cleaning oneself after defecation and urination
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First Known Use of TOILET PAPER

1884

Rhymes with TOILET PAPER

Bible paper, blotting paper, butcher paper, carbon paper, filter paper, funny paper, litmus paper, tissue paper, tracing paper, writing paper

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