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"Roach" Definition

noun

A freshwater fish (Rutilus rutilus) of northern Europe.
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.
A roll of hair brushed up from the forehead or temple.
Any of various similar or related fishes, such as some North American sunfishes.
Nautical An outward curve in the leech of a fore-and-aft sail.

verb-transitive

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

verb

To cut (as a horse's mane) so that the remainder stands upright.
To cause to arch.
To brush (the hair) in a roach.

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