Home › Words › T › torchmakingtorchmakingtorchmaking means the communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, torchmaking ranks #33,883 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom torch + making.nounThe communal work carried out by bonfire society members in September, October and early November to prepare for Bonfire Night, especially by making torches.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).