See Also: roach(dictionary)
roach(encyclopedia)
Roach, Max(well)(encyclopedia)
Roach, Hal(encyclopedia)
roach(4)(dictionary)
roach(3)(dictionary)
roach(2)(dictionary)
roach(1)(dictionary)
roach(medicine)
roach-backed(medicine)

roach(1) (iou)



roach noun1. ME.
[Old French roche, roce, also ro(c)que, of unkn. origin.]
A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Rutilus rutilus, common in rivers of Europe and western Asia; any of various small fishes resembling this, esp. (US) Hesperoleucus symmetricus (more fully California roach), and (chiefly Anglo-Irish) the rudd.
(as) sound as a roach in excellent health.
Comb.: roach-backed adjective (of a quadruped, esp. a horse) having an upwardly curving back; roach pole a type of rod used in fishing for roach.