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Definition roaching

Etymology 1

From Middle English roche, from Old French roche, from Middle Low German roche, ruche (“ray (fish)”); cognate with Old English ruhha ("a ray"; > Middle English rouhe, roh?e), German Rochen (“ray (fish)”).

Noun

roach (plural roach)

1. Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
   1. Species in the genus Rutilus, especially:
      1. The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
   2. The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus

Etymology 2

Back-formation from cockroach, as if it were a compound.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (US) A cockroach.

Etymology 3

Apparently from extended or figurative use of roach (“Cyprinidae”), above. Compare the adjective roached (“styled so that the mane stands up from the neck”).

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (nautical) An extra curve of material added to the leech edge of a sail to increase the sail area.
2. A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.

Etymology 4

Extended or jocular use of roach (“cockroach”), above. Attested since the 1930s.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
2. (US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
3. (Britain, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.

Etymology 5

Variant of roche (“rock”). Attested since the seventeenth century.

Noun

roach (plural roaches)

1. (Britain, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
2. (Britain, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.

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