roached

British  

/ rəʊtʃt /

adjective

1. arched convexly, as the back of certain breeds of dog, such as the whippet

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Etymology

Origin of roached

C19: from _roach ³ or roach (vb) to cut (a sail) into a roach

Example Sentences

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roached

The picture was of a bland-faced man with roached hair and handlebar mustache.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

He hadn’t never wore no hard hat, neither, ’r roached 10 his mane pompydory, and he was one of the kind that takes a run at they fingernails oncet in a while.

From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates

His hair is roached, so that it stands up in confusion, and he is wearied all the time about the deplorable "help."

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Murat Halstead

Occasionally, however, we came on a few oryx, down for a drink, beautiful big antelope, with white and black faces, roached manes, and straight, nearly parallel, rapier horns upward of three feet long.

From The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White

A long muzzle, a long back, or one badly roached, poor tail, bad legs and feet, can all be minimized by posing the dog on the stand.

From The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog by Edward Axtell