roughie

/ (ˈrʌfɪ) /

Save This Word!

noun

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

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby roughie

roughen, rougher, rough fish, rough-hew, roughhouse, roughie, roughing-in, roughing mill, roughish, rough it, rough-legged buzzard

British Dictionary definitions for roughie (2 of 2)

roughie²

noun Australian slang

something unfair, esp a trickhe put a roughie over

(in horse racing) an outsider that wins

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use roughie in a sentence

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
As ill-luck would have it, she found the 'something' in the shape of my poor darling Roughie!
The House That Grew|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