roach
/ɹəʊtʃ/ · noun
Meaning
- Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including:
- A cockroach.
- An extra curve of material added to the leech (aft edge) of a sail to increase the sail area.
- A kind of headdress worn by some of the indigenous peoples of North America.
- (smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
- (smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
- (smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
- A bed or stratum of some mineral.
- Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
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