roachingn.1
/ˈrəʊtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊtʃɪŋ/ Angling. Now rare.
Fishing for roach.rare before 19th cent.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing for type of fish > [noun] > for coarse fish > for roach
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1577 Arte of Angling sig. Bii I came to day to this plat a Roching.
1887 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 22 June 2/6 Roaching and Poaching, and other matters.
1896 Daily News 20 Oct. 9/1 The river, as regards colour, was all that could be desired for roaching.
1905 C. S. Patterson Angler's Year ii. 39 When roaching the ground-bait causes fish to feed on the bottom.
2004 Sunday Express (Nexis) 29 Aug. There is a guest chapter from ‘yours truly’ about river roaching in East Anglia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
roachingn.2
/ˈrəʊtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊtʃɪŋ/ U.S.
The action or process of brushing a person's hair, or cutting an animal's mane, in a roach.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > cutting or shaving > cutting in a specific style
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a1883 G. W. Bagby Sel. Misc. Writings (1885) II. 27 You see it [sc. his individuality] in the tie of his cravat, the cut of his coat,..the roaching of his hair.
1903 N.Y. Evening Post 24 Oct. (Saturday Suppl.) 2/1 When brought to market he [sc. the mule] undergoes the process of ‘roaching’, which consists of removing all the hair of poor quality and scanty growth.
1954 R. H. Lowie Indians of Plains ii. 53 Various societies of other tribes adopted roaching of the hair as a ceremonial badge.
2009 Sunday News (Lancaster, Pa.) (Nexis) 29 Mar. b1 He cut the Clydesdale-Hackney's mane on the sidewalk... The trim is a practice called roaching.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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