roach

1. A freshwater fish (Rutilus rutilus) of northern Europe.
2. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as some North American sunfishes.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English roche

Origin: , from Old French roce, roche

1. The cockroach.
2. Slang The butt of a marijuana cigarette.

1. A roll of hair brushed up from the forehead or temple.
2. A hairstyle especially among certain Native American peoples in which the head is shaved except for a strip from front to back across the top.
3. Nautical An outward curve in the leech of a fore-and-aft sail.

1. To brush (hair) in a roach.
2. To shave (the mane of a horse) to a short bristle.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

(rōch), Maxwell Known as “Max.” 1924-2007.