roach back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohch bak]
- /roʊtʃ bæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohch bak]
- /roʊtʃ bæk/

Definitions of roach back words

noun roach back an arched back, as of a dog. 1
noun roach back an arched back, esp. of a horse 0

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Origin of roach back

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; special use of roach3

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Parts of speech for Roach back

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roach back

roach back popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

roach back usage trend in Literature

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