Roach

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A cockroach.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back.

2. An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish.

3. The redfin, or shiner.

4. 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.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To cause to arch.

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