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noun

Maxwell ( "Max" ) born 1924, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader.

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roach¹ (rəʊtʃ)

—n , pl roaches, roach
1.	a European freshwater cyprinid food fish, Rutilus rutilus, having a deep compressed body and reddish ventral and tail fins
2.	any of various similar fishes

[C14: from Old French roche, of obscure origin]

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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roach² (rəʊtʃ)

—n
1.	short for cockroach
2.	slang the butt of a cannabis cigarette

roach³ (rəʊtʃ)

—n
1.	the amount by which the leech of a fore-and-aft sail projects beyond an imaginary straight line between the clew and the head
2.	the curve at the foot of a square sail

[C18: of unknown origin]

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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Word Origin & History

roach

1837, shortened form of cockroach (q.v.), in contemporary writing said to be from a polite desire to avoid the sexual connotation in the first syllable; meaning "butt of a marijuana cigarette" is first recorded 1938, perhaps from resemblance to the insect, but perhaps a different word entirely.

roach

"small freshwater fish," early 14c., from O.Fr. roche (13c.), perhaps from a Germanic source.

Slang Dictionary

roach definition

n.
a police officer. (Derogatory. From cockroach.) : A roach caught him while he was at work.
n.
the butt end of a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.) : The cops found a roach on the bathroom floor.
n.
an ugly girl or woman. (Derogatory. From cockroach.) : Who was that roach you were with last night?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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