ROACH
\ɹˈə͡ʊt͡ʃ], \ɹˈəʊtʃ], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_tʃ]\
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r[=o]ch, n. a silvery fresh-water fish: a concave curve in the foot of a square sail.--v.t. to arch: to cut short. [O. Fr. roche--Teut.; Ger. roche.]
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r[=o]ch, n. a rock: refuse gritty stone.--AS SOUND AS A ROACH, perfectly sound.
By Thomas Davidson