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Roach
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- 1 A surname.; A surname from Anglo-Norman countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname.; A surname from placenames countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename; Rivers in the United Kingdom:; A river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch; in full, the River Roach. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename; Rivers in the United Kingdom:; Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"A Bacup to Manchester Victoria via Heywood diesel multiple-unit crossing the River Roach at Heap Bridge, Bury on November 4, 1960."
- 5 A placename; A places and rivers in the United States.; A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename; A places and rivers in the United States.; A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename; A places and rivers in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; A places and rivers in the United States.; A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename; A places and rivers in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 1 Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:; Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially
- 2 A cockroach. US
- 3 Sail material that forms a concave curve rather than straight leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area over that of a simple triangular sail.
- 4 A bed or stratum of some mineral. UK, obsolete
"After long Working of this Coal, it was found upon the rising Grounds, that there lay another Roach of Coal, at the Depth of 14 Yards under it"
- 5 European freshwater food fish having a greenish back wordnet
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- 6 Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:; Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially:; A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
- 7 The butt of a marijuana cigarette. US, slang
- 8 A haircut or a similar-looking kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America, often red.
- 9 Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone. UK, regional
"The roach, both of the top and bottom beds, is always imperceptibly incorporated with the freestone, which is invariable situated beneath it."
- 10 any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests wordnet
- 11 Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:; A California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
- 12 An entire marijuana cigarette, blunt, or joint. US, slang
"In his half hour of free time between brooms it was Willie's custom to smoke his lunch in an alleyway. He'd take just half a roach, only enough to make him feel a new day was starting, no more no less."
- 13 street names for flunitrazepam wordnet
- 14 The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper (often of the cigarette paper packet itself). UK, slang
"Last toke is the yellowing fabric of the roach, containing the stuff that is less than tobacco."
- 15 the butt of a marijuana cigarette wordnet
- 16 a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead wordnet
- 1 Synonym of roach out.
"Yamato roached on his best friend."
- 2 To cut or shave off the mane of a horse so that the remaining hair stands up on the neck. transitive
- 3 cut the mane off (a horse) wordnet
- 4 To cut a person's hair so that it stands straight up. broadly, transitive
- 5 comb (hair) into a roach wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”), from Old Saxon *rūh, possibly from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz (“rough”). Cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, rohȝe), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).
Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound. Marijuana-related meanings by similarity of appearance of the butt, attested since the 1930s.
Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound. Marijuana-related meanings by similarity of appearance of the butt, attested since the 1930s.
Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).
Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).
Variant of roche (“rock”). Attested since the seventeenth century.
* As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Old French roche (“rock”). Compare Roch. * Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see Roch. * Also as an English surname, shortened from Rochdale.
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