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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024roach1 /roʊtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Insectsa cockroach.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024roach1 (rōch),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsa cockroach.
- Drugs, Slang Terms[Slang.]the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- 1830–40, American; 1940–45, American. for def. 2; short form of cockroach
( [esp. collectively]) roach. - Fisha European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family.
- Fishany of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner.
- Fisha freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in eastern North America.
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- Old French
- Middle English roche 1275–1325
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsthe upward curve at the foot of a square sail.
- Naval Terms(loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail;
round.
- Clothinghair combed up from the forehead or temples in a roll or high curve.
v.t. - to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse);
hog. - Clothingto comb (hair) into a roach.
- origin, originally uncertain 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: roach /rəʊtʃ/ n ( pl roaches, roach)- a European freshwater cyprinid food fish, Rutilus rutilus, having a deep compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French roche, of obscure origin roach /rəʊtʃ/ n - short for cockroach
- slang the butt of a cannabis cigarette
roach /rəʊtʃ/ n - the curve at the foot of a square sail
Etymology: 18th Century: of unknown origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Roach /rəʊtʃ/ n - Hal, full name Harald Eugene Roach. 1892–1992, US film producer, whose company produced numerous comedy films in the 1920s and 1930s, including those featuring Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy
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