tersorium

From tergeō (“to wipe (off)”) +‎ -sōrium (“-er”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [tɛrˈsoː.ri.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [t̪erˈsɔː.ri.um]

tersōrium n (genitive tersōriī or tersōrī); second declension

1. xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush)

   Synonym: xylospongium

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

• tersorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.