Definition of Toilet paper

1. Noun. A soft thin absorbent paper for use in toilets.

Exact synonyms: Bathroom Tissue, Toilet Tissue
Generic synonyms: Tissue, Tissue Paper
Specialized synonyms: Toilet Roll

Definition of Toilet paper

1. Noun. Paper, usually on a roll, to clean oneself after defecation, or to pat oneself dry after urination. (abbreviated TP) ¹

2. Verb. (American English) To cover someone's house (and trees and shrubs) with toilet paper or other similar paper product, often as a celebratory event, without the "victim's" knowledge. Sometimes also performed as an act of hazing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toilet Paper

toilet-train
toilet-trained
toilet article
toilet babies
toilet baby
toilet bag
toilet bowl
toilet bowls
toilet brush
toilet brushes
toilet facilities
toilet facility
toilet humour
toilet jack
toilet kit
toilet papered
toilet papering
toilet papers
toilet powder
toilet roll
toilet rolls
toilet seat
toilet seats
toilet soap
toilet table
toilet tables
toilet tissue
toilet water

Literary usage of Toilet paper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations by District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Commerce Court, Courts of Appeals (1890)
"325410, granted to Oliver H. Hicks, September 1, 1885, for a "package of toilet-paper," the claim of which was for "a bundle of toilet-paper, consisting of ..."

2. Lockwood's Directory of the Paper and Allied Trades by Harry Dyer, Sophie M. Wolert, Vance Publishing Corporation (1918)
"Parchment, Waxed, Toilet and Roofing Paper Manufacturers toilet paper, BOLL AND PACKAGE. (CONTINUED.) Dixie Paper & Box Co., Atlanta, Ga. ..."

3. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1916)
"The price to be paid was based on the number of pounds of finished toilet paper contained in each case, at the market price per pound of tissue in parent or ..."

4. Celebrate Life: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol & Drug-Free edited by Sharon Murphy (1992)
"Wrap toilet paper with tape to keep it from unrolling. ... Player gets three tries to throw the toilet paper roll through the hole in the seat. ..."

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