roach-backedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊtʃbakt/, U.S.

/ˈroʊtʃˌbækt/

Forms: 1500s roach back'd, 1800s– roach-backed.

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

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

Of an animal: having a convex profile due to an arched spine. Cf. roach back n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to the back > having an upward curve to the back

roach-backed1668

roached-backed1853

1668 London Gaz. No. 272/4 A Baye Mare,..flat ribb'd, Roach back'd.

1805 J. Lawrence Gen. Treat. Cattle 523 They [sc. old Essex pigs] were up-eared, with long sharp heads, roach-backed, carcases flat, long; and generally high upon the leg.

1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland I. vii. 88 The flocks of sheep..return bare, leggy, roach-backed-looking objects.

1993 Horse & Rider Dec. 75/1 A homebred foal I have was injured by a yearling... This caused the pelvis to tip..backwards, making the foal slightly roach-backed.

2001 German Shepherds Mag. 3 15/1 Many U.S. show breeders believe German dogs are roach-backed by comparison.

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

单词	roach-backed
释义	roach-backedadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊtʃbakt/, U.S. /ˈroʊtʃˌbækt/ Forms: 1500s roach back'd, 1800s– roach-backed. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roach n.¹, backed adj. Etymology: Apparently < roach n.¹ + backed adj. Compare earlier roach-bent adj. and later roach back n., roach n.³ Of an animal: having a convex profile due to an arched spine. Cf. roach back n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > relating to the back > having an upward curve to the back roach-backed1668 roached-backed1853 1668 London Gaz. No. 272/4 A Baye Mare,..flat ribb'd, Roach back'd. 1805 J. Lawrence Gen. Treat. Cattle 523 They [sc. old Essex pigs] were up-eared, with long sharp heads, roach-backed, carcases flat, long; and generally high upon the leg. 1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland I. vii. 88 The flocks of sheep..return bare, leggy, roach-backed-looking objects. 1993 Horse & Rider Dec. 75/1 A homebred foal I have was injured by a yearling... This caused the pelvis to tip..backwards, making the foal slightly roach-backed. 2001 German Shepherds Mag. 3 15/1 Many U.S. show breeders believe German dogs are roach-backed by comparison. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1668
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