roach

roach
roach1
/rohch/, n.
1. a cockroach.
2. Slang. the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
[1830-40, Amer.; 1940-45, Amer. for def. 2; short form of COCKROACH]
roach2
/rohch/, n., pl. roaches, (esp. 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.
[1275-1325; ME roche < OF < ?]
roach3
/rohch/, n.
1. Naut.
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.
v.t.
3. to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
4. to comb (hair) into a roach.
[1785-95; orig. uncert.]

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Common European sport fish (Rutilus rutilus) of the carp family (Cyprinidae), found in lakes and slow rivers.

A high-backed, yellowish green fish with red eyes and reddish fins, the roach is 6–16 in. (15–40 cm) long and weighs up to 4.5 lbs (2 kg). It lives in small schools and eats plants, insects, and small animals. It is sometimes eaten or used as bait. In North America, other fishes are called roach, including the rudd, the golden shiner (both cyprinids), and several members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae).
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(as used in expressions)
Roach Hal
Harold Eugene Roach
Roach Maxwell

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fish
 (Rutilus rutilus), common European sport fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, widely distributed in lakes and slow rivers. A high-backed, yellowish green fish with red eyes and reddish fins, the roach is about 15–40 cm (6–16 inches) long and weighs up to 2 kg (4 1/2 pounds). It lives in small schools and eats aquatic plants, insects, and other small animals. It is sometimes eaten or used as bait.

      In North America the name roach is also applied to certain other fishes. These include the rudd (q.v.) and golden shiner (see minnow), both cyprinids, and several members of the sunfish (q.v.) family, Centrarchidae.

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