Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - roach
Roach
roach
1. n. (pl. same) a small freshwater fish, esp. Rutilus rutilus, allied to the carp. Etymology: ME f. OF roc(h)e, of unkn. orig. 2. n. 1 US colloq. a cockroach. 2 sl. the butt of a marijuana cigarette. Etymology: abbr. 3. n. Naut. an upward curve in the foot of a square sail. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun (plural ~; also ~es) Etymology: Middle English roche, from Anglo-French roche, rosse Date: 13th century a silver-green European freshwater cyprinid fish (Rutilus rutilus), any of several American freshwater sunfishes (family Centrarchidae), II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1794 a curved cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing or to secure a better fit, a roll of hair brushed straight back from the forehead or side of the head, III. transitive verb Date: 1818 to cut (as a horse's mane) so that the remainder stands upright, to cause to arch, IV. noun Etymology: by shortening Date: circa 1848 cock~, the butt of a marijuana cigarette ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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