Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roached

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: roached
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.

American usage

adj

Of hair: cut or styled in such a way that it stands straight up.

verb

simple past and past participle of roach

Example Sentences

"Andrew Jackson, with that long head of his and that unroached forelock, looked a good deal like a neglected horse in the face."
"Riley Caldwell, the young printer, rushed past her out of the shop, his roached hair like an Algonquin's standing high above his narrow forehead,"

Etymology

From the noun roach (“curve, edge of a sail”).

Usage

American usage

Derived Forms

unroached

Rhymes With

approached poached

Questions

What does roached mean?: Having a style of trimming a horse's mane so that the hair stands straight up from the neck, similar to the natural growth pattern of a zebra's mane, or a mohawk haircut on a human.
Where does roached come from?: From the noun roach (“curve, edge of a sail”).

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