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单词 roughy
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roughyn.

Brit. /ˈrʌfi/, U.S. /ˈrəfi/, Australian English /ˈrʌfi/
Forms:

α. 1800s– ruffy.

β. 1800s– roughy, 1900s– roughie (rare).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: tommy rough n. (b) at Tommy n.1 Compounds, -y suffix6.
Etymology: < rough (in tommy rough n. (b) at Tommy n.1 Compounds, although this is first attested later) + -y suffix6.tommy rough is probably < the male forename Tommy (see Tommy n.1) + ruff n.10 (although this is first attested later), but was reapprehended from an early date as if < rough adj.; compare later tommy ruff n. at Tommy n.1 Compounds.
1. Australian. The tommy rough or Australian herring, Arripis georgianus; = ruff n.10 Now rare.
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1864 Colonial Cook Bk. (1970) 49 Ruffy—Small. Exquisitely delicate.
1873 F. De Castelnau Edible Fishes Vic. 8 The genus Arripis is entirely Australian, and is represented by the roughy (arripis Georgianus), and the salmon trout (arrip. truttaceus).
1906 D. G. Stead Fishes Austral. 117 Another species of Arripis..is the fish known in South Australia and Victoria as ‘Roughy’.
1965 Austral. Encycl. VII. 540 A. georgianus is common in the southern markets, and is known as ‘roughy’ in Melbourne, ‘tommy rough’ in Adelaide and ‘herring’ in Perth.
2. Any of various typically small fishes constituting the family Trachichthyidae, having a deep laterally compressed body, large rough-edged scales, and large eyes, some of which are important as food fishes; esp. Trachichthys australis, which frequents reefs in the Indo-Pacific, and the sandpaper fish, Paratrachichthys trailli, of New Zealand waters. Frequently with distinguishing word.orange roughy: see the first element.
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1906 D. G. Stead Fishes Austral. 117 To this family also belongs the curious little fish known as the Roughy (Trachichthys australis).
1939 Trans. Royal Soc. N.Z. 69 231 Paratrachichthys trailli... The Roughy or Sand-paper Fish..is not uncommon in trawler catches in New Zealand and southern Australia.
1972 W. Doak Fishes N.Z. Region 23 Slender roughy Hoplostethus elongatus... The slender roughy is one species [of roughy] that comes well within the range of skindivers.
1980 N. Coleman Austral. Sea Fishes 70 The roughy is a small reef-dwelling fish which during the day is mostly confined to its particular hole or ledge.
1989 Texas Monthly Mar. 36/1 We recently ordered blackened roughy (so commonplace it's almost in the comfort-food league) and found it succulent.
1991 S. White Privileged Information xx. 165 Diane ordered grilled roughy, I ordered calamari.
2000 A. Rewi Frommer's New Zealand xv. 437 Visitors to the area enjoy the Fiordland venison dishes, and an orange roughy grilled with a chili and coriander herb crust.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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