roach
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noun
1.
a cockroach.
2.
Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
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noun, plural roach·es ( especially collectively ) roach.
1.
a European freshwater fish, Rutilus rutilus, of the carp family.
2.
any of various similar fishes, as the golden shiner.
3.
a freshwater sunfish of the genus Lepomis, found in eastern North America.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English roche < Old French < ?
1275–1325; Middle English roche < Old French < ?
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noun
1.
Nautical.
a.
the upward curve at the foot of a square sail.
b.
(loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
2.
hair combed up from the forehead or temples in a roll or high curve.
verb (used with object)
3.
to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
4.
to comb (hair) into a roach.
Origin:
1785–95; origin uncertain
1785–95; origin uncertain
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roach1 (rəʊtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 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.
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Slang Dictionary
roach definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
roach definition
jargonA Bell Labs term meaning destroy, especially of a data structure. Hardware gets toasted or fried, software gets roached.
[Why?]
[Jargon File]
(1999-02-08)
Example sentences
If given nutrients and refrigerated, a roach head can last even longer.
Roach gives you a little more in terms of speed and play-making ability.
My brother lived in a complex that seemed to have been built on a roach farm.
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