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Look up: roach

  1. roach
    [n] - the butt of a marijuana cigarette 2. [n] - European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Roach
    Area between the curved leech of a mailsail and a straight line between the head and the clew.
    Found on http://www.go-sail.co.uk/dglossr.html

  3. Roach
    the curved area of a sail between the clew and and head
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. roach
    Something-usually a long pin or hatpin-that can be inserted into a marijuana cigarette so that it can be smoked to its full extent Category: General • The very end of a marihuana cigarette after it has been smoked Category: General
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Roach
    Roach noun (Zoology) A cockroach.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/87

  6. Roach
    Roach noun [ Middle English rroche ; confer Anglo-Saxon reohha , Dutch rog , roch , German roche , LG. ruche , Danish rokke ray, Swedish rocka , and English ray a fish.] 1. (...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/87

  7. Roach
    Roach transitive verb 1. To cause to arch. 2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/87

  8. roach
    <zoology> A cockroach. ... 1. <zoology> A European fresh water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish. ... The redfin, or shiner. ... 2. A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. roach
    noun the butt of a marijuana cigarette
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. roach
    noun a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. roach
    noun European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. Roach
    • (n.) A cockroach. • (n.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. • (n.) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. • (v. t.) To cut off, as a horse`s mane,...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. roach
    (Rutilus rutilus), common European sport fish of the carp family, Cyprinidae, widely distributed in lakes and slow rivers. A high-backed, yellowish ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/55

  14. Roach
    [cannabis culture] In Cannabis culture slang a roach is a term for the remainder of a joint or blunt after most has been smoked. Sometimes in the UK, Ireland and other European countries the term roach refers to the cardboard mouthpiece that is used at the end of the joint. ==Etymology == Th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roach_(cann

  15. Roach
    Roach is slang for the butt of a cannabis cigarette.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Roach
    Roach is slang for the butt of a cannabis cigarette.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. roach
    (jargon) A Bell Labs term meaning destroy, especially of a data structure. Hardware gets toasted or fried, software gets roached. [Why?] [Jargon File] (1999-02-08)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/roach

  18. roach
    • the butt of a marijuana cigarette
    • any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    • European freshwater food fish having a greenish back

    Found on

  19. Roach
    The curved portion of a sail extending past a straight line drawn between two corners. In a mainsail, the roach extends past the line of the leech between
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  20. roach
    roach: see cockroach.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09181

  21. Roach
    The roach (Leuciscus rutilus) is a common freshwater fish of north Europe, related to the dace. The body is silvery in colour, the lower fins of the adult being tinged with red.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  22. Roach
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rōch Definitions: 1. F. Ewing, U.S. prosthodontist, 1868-1960. See: Roach clasp
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  23. roach
    Any freshwater fish of the Eurasian genus Rutilus, of the carp family, especially R. rutilus of northern Europe. It is dark green above, whitish below, with reddish lower fins; it grows to 35 cm/1.2 ft
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  24. roach
    The convex curve of leech of a sail which is maintained by the sail battens.
    Found on http://www.diy-wood-boat.com/Boating-ter

  25. Roach
    A shaved mane. Usually found on the Three-Gaited American Saddlebred and Western horses.
    Found on http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_c



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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