adjective

• 1US (of an animal's back) having an upward curve.

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  • ‘the dogs sprang forward with their backs roached’

• 2US (of a person's hair) brushed upwards or forwards into a roll.

  ‘he had hair roached down to cover his baldness’

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  • ‘Paul had roached hair, and a thin nose and yet thinner mouth, but he was a big guy with giant hands that lent him an authority his mind did not altogether deserve.’

  1. 2.1(of a horse's mane) clipped or trimmed short so that the hair stands on end.
     ‘a big horse with a roached mane’
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     • ‘Both mares have roached manes for the polo season.’