roachedadj.

Brit.

/rəʊtʃt/, U.S.

/roʊtʃt/

Forms: 1700s– roached, 1800s roatched.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roach n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Apparently < roach n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare earlier roach-backed adj., roach back n., and later roach n.³, roach v.

Chiefly U.S.

1. Of an animal's back: having a prominent arch.

ΚΠ

1776 New England Chron. 25 Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Strayed or stolen..a sorrel horse..roach'd back, 3 white feet, [etc.].

1844 E. C. Watmough Scribblings & Sketches (ed. 2) 176 The two [horses] with roatched backs, and ears glued to their necks, were scrambling.

1878 J. H. Walsh Dogs Brit. Islands (ed. 3) 76 An arched loin is desirable, but not to the extent of being roached or ‘wheel-backed’.

1955 W. W. Denlinger Compl. Boston i. 172 For a dog with a naturally roached spine, nothing can be done.

1979 T. Gray Chihuahua (ed. 5) vii. 98 Another fault, a slightly roached back, will often level out by the time the puppy is three-parts grown.

2001 German Shepherds Mag. 3 47/1 Many German dogs have a roached back, disparagingly but appropriately termed banana backs.

2. U.S. Also with up.

a. Of a mane: cut short so that it stands up. Of an animal: having such a mane. Cf. earlier roach mane n.

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1790 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 13 Mar. 3/1 A Bay Horse, roached mane and a small switched tail.

1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 303/1 The..fat, impudent pony, with roached main and bobtail.

1891 Appeal-Avalanche (Memphis) 26 Apr. 7/2 Strayed…one dark bay colt, roached mane and end of tail cut off.

1949 ‘J. Nelson’ Backwoods Teacher 268 If she wants to go 'round lookin' like an old roached-up mule, we don't care.

1986 T. McGuane To Skin Cat (1989) 80 It was a great, big, dignified-looking shooting horse with a roached mane.

2007 E. Meloy in S. W. Albert et al. What Wildness is This 245 I adore..the blond, roached manes that bristle along their heavy necks.

b. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Of a person's hair: brushed or cut in a roach.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style

Frenched1762

stivereda1855

roached1856

wisped1922

marcel-waved1923

windswept1931

picky1935

Jesus1938

upswept1938

swept-up1948

bouffant1955

headphone1965

scraped-back1970

1856 P. Cartwright Autobiogr. xii. 141 This young man had a mighty bushy roached head of hair.

1937 P. Green Lost Colony i. ii. 9 The Indian monarch..wears several feathers in his roached-up hair.

1944 K. Duncan & D. F. Nickols Mentor Graham 91 Boys and girls, giggling and whispering about the master's roached, curly red hair.

1994 K. O. Gear & W. M. Gear People of Lakes xix. 298 Round Scar grinned and scratched at his roached hair.

Compounds

roached-backed adj. now rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to the back > having an upward curve to the back

roach-backed1668

roached-backed1853

1853 Trans. New Hampsh. State Agric. Soc. 132 .The difference between the beautifully formed..Suffolk pig, and the long, pike -nosed, roached-backed, porcupine grunter.

1894 ‘M. Twain’ in St. Nicholas Feb. 355/1 Roached-backed ones that he said was hyenas.

1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 56 Body [of Dandie Dinmont terrier] low-to-ground, roached-backed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roached
释义	roachedadj. Brit. /rəʊtʃt/, U.S. /roʊtʃt/ Forms: 1700s– roached, 1800s roatched. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roach n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Apparently < roach n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare earlier roach-backed adj., roach back n., and later roach n.³, roach v. Chiefly U.S. 1. Of an animal's back: having a prominent arch. ΚΠ 1776 New England Chron. 25 Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Strayed or stolen..a sorrel horse..roach'd back, 3 white feet, [etc.]. 1844 E. C. Watmough Scribblings & Sketches (ed. 2) 176 The two [horses] with roatched backs, and ears glued to their necks, were scrambling. 1878 J. H. Walsh Dogs Brit. Islands (ed. 3) 76 An arched loin is desirable, but not to the extent of being roached or ‘wheel-backed’. 1955 W. W. Denlinger Compl. Boston i. 172 For a dog with a naturally roached spine, nothing can be done. 1979 T. Gray Chihuahua (ed. 5) vii. 98 Another fault, a slightly roached back, will often level out by the time the puppy is three-parts grown. 2001 German Shepherds Mag. 3 47/1 Many German dogs have a roached back, disparagingly but appropriately termed banana backs. 2. U.S. Also with up. a. Of a mane: cut short so that it stands up. Of an animal: having such a mane. Cf. earlier roach mane n. ΚΠ 1790 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 13 Mar. 3/1 A Bay Horse, roached mane and a small switched tail. 1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 303/1 The..fat, impudent pony, with roached main and bobtail. 1891 Appeal-Avalanche (Memphis) 26 Apr. 7/2 Strayed…one dark bay colt, roached mane and end of tail cut off. 1949 ‘J. Nelson’ Backwoods Teacher 268 If she wants to go 'round lookin' like an old roached-up mule, we don't care. 1986 T. McGuane To Skin Cat (1989) 80 It was a great, big, dignified-looking shooting horse with a roached mane. 2007 E. Meloy in S. W. Albert et al. What Wildness is This 245 I adore..the blond, roached manes that bristle along their heavy necks. b. Chiefly U.S. regional (southern and south Midland). Of a person's hair: brushed or cut in a roach. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > in a specific style Frenched1762 stivereda1855 roached1856 wisped1922 marcel-waved1923 windswept1931 picky1935 Jesus1938 upswept1938 swept-up1948 bouffant1955 headphone1965 scraped-back1970 1856 P. Cartwright Autobiogr. xii. 141 This young man had a mighty bushy roached head of hair. 1937 P. Green Lost Colony i. ii. 9 The Indian monarch..wears several feathers in his roached-up hair. 1944 K. Duncan & D. F. Nickols Mentor Graham 91 Boys and girls, giggling and whispering about the master's roached, curly red hair. 1994 K. O. Gear & W. M. Gear People of Lakes xix. 298 Round Scar grinned and scratched at his roached hair. Compounds roached-backed adj. now rare ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to the back > having an upward curve to the back roach-backed1668 roached-backed1853 1853 Trans. New Hampsh. State Agric. Soc. 132 .The difference between the beautifully formed..Suffolk pig, and the long, pike -nosed, roached-backed, porcupine grunter. 1894 ‘M. Twain’ in St. Nicholas Feb. 355/1 Roached-backed ones that he said was hyenas. 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 56 Body [of Dandie Dinmont terrier] low-to-ground, roached-backed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1776
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