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roach



Pronunciation: (rōch), [key]
—n.
1. a cockroach.
2. Slang.the butt of a marijuana cigarette.

roach



Pronunciation: (rōch), [key]
—n.,
—pl. roach•es, (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.

roach



Pronunciation: (rōch), [key]
—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.
1. to clip or cut off (the mane of a horse); hog.
2. to comb (hair) into a roach.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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