sound as a roach

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• sound as a roach — quite sound or solid; a pun based on the roach (Rutilus rutilus, Cyprinidae) and the French roche or rock …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• As sound as a roach — Roach Roach, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European fresh water fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus rutilus}). It is silver white, with a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• as sound as a roach — Perfectly sound • • • Main Entry: ↑roach …   Useful english dictionary

• Roach — Roach, n. [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche, LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A European fresh water fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus rutilus}). It is silver white, with a greenish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• roach bait — n. A marketing message delivered by an actor posing as a regular person with the intention of having that message passed along to many other people. Example Citation: I ll tell you about a process we use, which is called roach bait, he says. In… …   New words

• Papa Roach — live at the Zwarte Cross festival in Lichtenvoorde on July 18, 2010. Background information Origin Vacaville, California, United States …   Wikipedia

• Hal Roach — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Hal Roach, Sr. caption = Hal Roach birthname = Harry Eugene Roach birthdate = January 14, 1892 location = Elmira, New York deathdate = November 2, 1992 (aged 100) deathplace = Los Angeles, California spouse …   Wikipedia

• Max Roach — Max Roach, Amsterdam 1979 Background information Birth name Maxwell Lemuel Roach Born January 10, 1924 …   Wikipedia

• Steve Roach (musician) — Steve Roach Background information Born February 16, 1955 (1955 02 16) (age 56) …   Wikipedia

• Metamorphosis (Papa Roach album) — Metamorphosis Studio album by Papa Roach Released March 24, 2009 …   Wikipedia

• Traveler (Steve Roach album) — Infobox Album Name = Traveler Type = album Longtype = Artist = Steve Roach Released = 1983 Recorded = Genre = Ambient Length = 42:11 Label = Domino Producer = Steve Roach, Bobby Helm Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5… …   Wikipedia