English-Thai Dictionary

roach

N ปลาน้ำจืดช นิดหนึ่ง  pla-nam-jud-cha-nid-nuang

 

roach

N แมลงสาบ (คำย่อ จาก  cockroach cockroach bug ma-lang-sab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROACH

n. A fish of the genus Cyprinus, found in fresh water, easily caught and tolerably good for food.
As sound as a roach, is a phrase supposed to have been originally, as sound as a rock.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ROACH

ROACH Roach, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A cockroach.

 

ROACH

Roach, n. Etym: [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.) (a ) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus ). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. (b ) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris ); the fallfish. (c ) The redfin, or shiner.

 

2. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. As sound as a roach Etym: [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock ], perfectly sound.

 

ROACH

ROACH Roach, v. t.

 

1. To cause to arch.

 

2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.

 

ROACH-BACKED

ROACH-BACKED Roach "-backed `, a.

 

Defn: Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose back a convex instead of a concave curve.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

roach

roach 1 |rōCH roʊtʃ | ▶noun informal 1 a cockroach. [mid 19th cent.: shortened form. ] 2 the butt of a marijuana cigarette. [1930s: of unknown origin. ]

 

roach

roach 2 |roʊtʃ rōCH | ▶noun ( pl. same ) an edible Eurasian freshwater fish of the minnow family, popular with anglers. It can hybridize with related fishes, notably rudd and bream. [Rutilus rutilus, family Cyprinidae. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French roche, of unknown ultimate origin.

 

roach

roach 3 |roʊtʃ rōCH | ▶noun Sailing a curve, in or out, in the edge of a sail, esp. in the leech of a fore-and-aft sail. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

roach clip

roach clip ▶noun informal a clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.

 

roached

roached |rōCHt roʊtʃt | ▶adjective 1 (esp. of an animal's back ) having an upward curve. 2 (of a person's hair ) brushed upward or forward into a roll. • (of a horse's mane ) clipped or trimmed short so that the hair stands on end.

 

Oxford Dictionary

roach

roach 1 |rəʊtʃ | ▶noun informal 1 N. Amer. a cockroach. 2 a roll of card or paper that forms the butt of a cannabis cigarette.

 

roach

roach 2 |rəʊtʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same ) an edible Eurasian freshwater fish of the carp family, popular with anglers. It can hybridize with related fishes, notably rudd and bream. ●Rutilus rutilus, family Cyprinidae. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French roche, of unknown ultimate origin.

 

roach

roach 3 |rəʊtʃ | ▶noun Sailing a curved part of a fore-and-aft sail extending beyond a straight line between any two of its three corners, especially on the leech side. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

 

roach clip

roach clip ▶noun informal a clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.

 

roached

roached |rəʊtʃt | ▶adjective US 1 (of an animal's back ) having an upward curve. 2 (of a person's hair ) brushed upwards or forwards into a roll. • (of a horse's mane ) clipped or trimmed short so that the hair stands on end.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

roach

roach 1 /roʊtʃ /名詞 複 ～, ～es C 〘魚 〙ローチ 〘欧州産コイ科の淡水魚 〙.

 

roach

roach 2 名詞 C 1 ｟米 くだけて ｠＝cockroach .2 ｟俗 ｠(マリファナタバコの )吸いさし .