From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_D8fWPLFTgoiwY4-uex5wkOpSzlI027pbZ9Gt_72K5mpAEw0SUh-9Z3stYILI-JYsPl2X>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:21:52 -0000
> Probably a typo. I think he meant "torc", as in a neck worn band as jewelry. > Not "torque", a description of rotational energy.
Both are acceptable spellings for a neckring and both come from the Latin "torqueo" which means to twist. Which is why the same word is used to describe rotational energy.