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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

roach¹ / rōch/ • n. inf. 1. a cockroach. 2. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. roach² • n. (pl. same) an edible Eurasian freshwater fish (Rutilus rutilus) of the minnow family, popular with anglers. It can hybridize with related fishes, notably rudd and bream. roach³ • n. Sailing a curve, in or out, in the edge of a sail, esp. in the leech of a fore-and-aft sail.

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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

roach, the curve in the leech or foot of a sail. The square sails of a square-rigger have a hollow roach in their foot to keep them clear of the mast stays when the yards on which they are set are braced up, and this is known as a foot roach. See also park avenue boom.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

roach European freshwater carp found in muddy or brackish waters. Colours include silver, white and green. Length: to 40cm (16in). Family Cyprinidae; species Rutilus rutilus.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

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1. (entomol.) See BLABERIDAE; BLATTELLIDAE; BLATTIDAE; BLATTODEA; CRYPTOCERCIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; POLYPHAGIDAE.

2. (fish, Rutilus rutilus) See CYPRINIDAE.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

roach small freshwater fish. XIV. — OF. roche, with vars. roce, roque, of unkn. orig.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

roach see cockroach .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

roach •approach, broach, brooch, coach, encroach, loach, poach, reproach, roach •stagecoach • slowcoach • cockroach

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