roughie¹

noun

a small food fish of the family Arripididae, found in southern and western Australian watersAlso called: orange roughy, ruff, tommy rough

roughie²

noun Australian slang

something unfair, esp a trickhe put a roughie over
(in horse racing) an outsider that wins

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Examples from the Web for roughie

Historical Examples

Mr. Trevor glanced, still a little doubtfully, at Roughie in my arms.
The House That Grew
Mrs. Molesworth
I can see Roughie'—for Rough, had considered it more manly to stay in the shop—'and Mr.—your papa, Celestina.
The Rectory Children
Mrs Molesworth
He ran—of course the noise got worse; he ran faster, and it grew louder—faster still—oh, my poor Roughie!
The House That Grew
Mrs. Molesworth
But for my having him in my arms, he would have made an end of Roughie, and certainly I would never have told this story.
The House That Grew
Mrs. Molesworth

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Examples from the Web for roughie

Historical Examples

Mr. Trevor glanced, still a little doubtfully, at Roughie in my arms.

I can see Roughie'—for Rough, had considered it more manly to stay in the shop—'and Mr.—your papa, Celestina.

He ran—of course the noise got worse; he ran faster, and it grew louder—faster still—oh, my poor Roughie!

But for my having him in my arms, he would have made an end of Roughie, and certainly I would never have told this story.

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