roe

1 [roh]
noun
1.
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
2.
the milt or sperm of the male fish.
3.
the eggs of any of various crustaceans, as the coral of the lobster.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English rowe; cognate with Old High German rogo

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roe

2 [roh]
noun, plural roes ( especially collectively ) roe.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English roo, Old English rā, rāha; cognate with German Reh

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ROE

Accounting.
return on equity.
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roe1 (rəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  Also called: hard roe the ovary of a female fish filled with mature eggs
2.  Also called: soft roe the testis of a male fish filled with mature sperm
3.  the ripe ovary of certain crustaceans, such as the lobster
 
[C15: from Middle Dutch roge, from Old High German roga; related to Old Norse hrogn]

roe2 (rəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl roes, roe
short for roe deer
 
[Old English (ha), related to Old High German rēh(o), Old Norse ]

Roe (rəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
law Richard Roe See also Doe (formerly) the defendant in a fictitious action, Doe versus Roe, to test a point of law

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roe
"fish eggs," c.1400, corresponding to O.N. hrogn, Flem. rog, M.L.G. and M.Du. roge, O.H.G. rogo "roe," from P.Gmc. *khrugna, corresponding to PIE *qreq- "spawn" (cf. Lith. kurkle, Rus. krjak "spawn of frogs"). Exact relations of the Gmc. words are uncertain.

roe
"small deer," O.E. ra, from raha, from P.Gmc. *raikhon (cf. O.N. ra, Du. ree, O.H.G. reho, Ger. Reh "doe"), perhaps from PIE base *rei- "streaked, spotted." Roebuck is c.1400, from roe + buck.
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roe   (rō)  Pronunciation Key 
The eggs of a fish, often together with the membrane of the ovary in which they are held.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ROE
  1. residue on evaporation

  2. return on equity

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Roe definition


(Heb. tsebi), properly the gazelle (Arab. ghazal), permitted for food (Deut. 14:5; comp. Deut. 12:15, 22; 15:22; 1 Kings 4:23), noted for its swiftness and beauty and grace of form (2 Sam. 2:18; 1 Chr. 12:8; Cant. 2:9; 7:3; 8:14). The gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is found in great numbers in Palestine. "Among the gray hills of Galilee it is still 'the roe upon the mountains of Bether,' and I have seen a little troop of gazelles feeding on the Mount of Olives close to Jerusalem itself" (Tristram). The Hebrew word ('ayyalah) in Prov. 5: 19 thus rendered (R.V., "doe"), is properly the "wild she-goat," the mountain goat, the ibex. (See 1 Sam. 24:2; Ps. 104:18; Job 39:1.)

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roe

either the mass of eggs of a female fish (hard roe) or the mass of sperm, or milt, of a male fish (soft roe), considered as food. The most prized of hard roes is that of the sturgeon, from which caviar (q.v.) is made. The eggs of a number of fish are eaten, often after having been salted or smoked. Smoked cod roe is popular in Great Britain; tarama, salted carp roe, is the base of taramasalata, a Greek appetizer spread. Soft roes can be poached or sauteed and are sometimes served as hors d'oeuvres or light entrees. Other fish roes especially prized are those of herring, mackerel, mullet, salmon, shad, and sole. Sea urchin roe is a local delicacy of coastal areas, eaten raw or lightly cooked.

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Example sentences
The same was true for roe deer, which the team observed first-hand.
Here the crab is served ready cracked and the roe adds a crunchy intensity
  that's offset by a light yet pungent sauce.
Direct observations of roe deer revealed that animals orient their heads
  northward when grazing or resting.
Add the roe and cook gently for a minute or two, until its color begins to turn.
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