Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ROACH
roach, Rutilus rutilus
(noun) European freshwater food fish having a greenish back
cockroach, roach
(noun) any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
roach
(noun) the butt of a marijuana cigarette
roach
(noun) a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
roach
(verb) cut the mane off (a horse)
roach
(verb) comb (hair) into a roach
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
roach (plural roach)
Certain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including
Species in the genus Rutilus, especially
The common roach (Rutilus rutilus)
The California roach, of the monotypic genus Hesperoleucus
Etymology 2
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
(US) A cockroach.
Etymology 3
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
(nautical) 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.
Etymology 4
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
(US, slang, smoking) Marijuana; cannabis used as a drug.
(US, slang, smoking) A butt of a marijuana cigarette.
(UK, slang, smoking) The filter of a rolled cigarette or joint, made from card or paper.
Etymology 5
Noun
roach (plural roaches)
(UK, obsolete, mining) A bed or stratum of some mineral.
(UK, regional) Gritty or coarse rock; especially Portland stone or similar limestone.
Anagrams
• Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach
Etymology
Proper noun
Roach
A surname.
Anagrams
• Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, orach
Source: Wiktionary
Roach, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cockroach.
Roach, n. Etym: [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family (Leuciscus rutilus). It is silver-white, with a greenish back. (b) An American chub (Semotilus bullaris); the fallfish. (c) The redfin, or shiner.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit. As sound as a roach Etym: [roach perhaps being a corruption of a F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.
Roach, v. t.
1. To cause to arch.
2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall stand upright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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