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roach

1  [rohch]
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–noun
1. a cockroach.
2. Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; 1940–45, Americanism for def. 2; short form of cockroach
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roach

2  [rohch]
–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; ME roche < OF < ?

roach

3  [rohch]
–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; orig. uncert.

cock⋅roach

  [kok-rohch]
–noun
any of numerous orthopterous insects of the family Blattidae, characterized by a flattened body, rapid movements, and nocturnal habits and including several common household pests.
Also called roach.

Origin:
1615–25; < Sp cucaracha, of uncert. orig., assimilated by folk etym. to cock 1 , roach 2
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roach 1   (rōch)   
n.   pl. roach or roach·es

  1. A freshwater fish (Rutilus rutilus) of northern Europe.

  2. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as some North American sunfishes.


[Middle English roche, from Old French roce, roche.]
roach 2   (rōch)   
n.   pl. roach·es

  1. The cockroach.

  2. Slang The butt of a marijuana cigarette.

roach 3   (rōch)   
n.   pl. roach·es

  1. A roll of hair brushed up from the forehead or temple.

  2. A hairstyle especially among certain Native American peoples in which the head is shaved except for a strip from front to back across the top.

  3. Nautical An outward curve in the leech of a fore-and-aft sail.

tr.v.   roached, roach·ing, roach·es

  1. To brush (hair) in a roach.

  2. To shave (the mane of a horse) to a short bristle.


[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
roach

  1. n.
    a police officer. (Derogatory. From cockroach.) : A roach caught him while he was at work.
  2. n.
    the butt end of a marijuana cigarette. (Drugs.) : The cops found a roach on the bathroom floor.
  3. 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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Word Origin & History

roach  (2)
"small freshwater fish," 1314, from O.Fr. roche (13c.), perhaps from a Gmc. source.

cockroach 
1624, folk etymology of Sp. cucaracha "chafer, beetle," from cuca "kind of caterpillar." Folk etymology is from caca "excrement."
"A certaine India Bug, called by the Spaniards a Cacarootch, the which creeping into Chests they eat and defile with their ill-sented dung" [Capt. John Smith, "Virginia," 1624].
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cock·roach
Pronunciation: 'käk-"rOch
Function: noun
: any of an order or suborder (Blattodea syn. Blattaria) of chiefly nocturnalinsects including some that are domestic pests —see BLATTA, BLATTELLA, PERIPLANETA

Main Entry: roach
Pronunciation: 'rOch
Function: noun
: COCKROACH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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