Roached

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of roach form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human. US, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up. broadly, not-comparable

    "Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal like a neglected horse in the face."

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Example

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"Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal like a neglected horse in the face."

Etymology

From the noun roach (“curve, edge of a sail”).

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