roach backn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊtʃ ˌbak/, U.S.

/ˈroʊtʃ ˌbæk/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roach n.¹, back n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < roach n.¹ + back n.¹, after roach-backed adj. Compare also earlier roach-bent adj. and later roach n.³

In an animal: a back with a convex profile due to an arched spine. Occasionally as adj.: = roach-backed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > back > convex or arched like a swine

swine back1675

roach backa1750

a1750 W. Gibson New Treat. Dis. Horses (1751) 19 A Roach Back, viz. where a Horse's Back is a little arch'd behind the saddle.

1809 Compl. Farrier 241 A horse with a high or roach back is very objectionable.

1844 Cultivator 1 410 The Nigretti flock..were not handsomely formed, being rather flat-sided, roach-back [etc.].

1920 H. M. Lamon & J. W. Kinghorne Pract. Poultry Production xv. 262 A deformed or crooked back commonly known as roach back disqualifies.

2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 27/1 A wheel back is an exaggerated form of roach back, and is one which forms a continuous arch from withers to tail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roach back
释义	roach backn.adj. Brit. /ˈrəʊtʃ ˌbak/, U.S. /ˈroʊtʃ ˌbæk/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roach n.¹, back n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < roach n.¹ + back n.¹, after roach-backed adj. Compare also earlier roach-bent adj. and later roach n.³ In an animal: a back with a convex profile due to an arched spine. Occasionally as adj.: = roach-backed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > back > convex or arched like a swine swine back1675 roach backa1750 a1750 W. Gibson New Treat. Dis. Horses (1751) 19 A Roach Back, viz. where a Horse's Back is a little arch'd behind the saddle. 1809 Compl. Farrier 241 A horse with a high or roach back is very objectionable. 1844 Cultivator 1 410 The Nigretti flock..were not handsomely formed, being rather flat-sided, roach-back [etc.]. 1920 H. M. Lamon & J. W. Kinghorne Pract. Poultry Production xv. 262 A deformed or crooked back commonly known as roach back disqualifies. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 27/1 A wheel back is an exaggerated form of roach back, and is one which forms a continuous arch from withers to tail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1750
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