n. 1 (also hard roe) the mass of eggs in a female fish's ovary. 2 (also soft roe) the milt of a male fish. roe-stone oolite. roed adj. (also in comb.).
[ ME row(e), rough, f. MLG, MDu. roge(n), OHG rogo, rogan, ON hrogn ]
n. 1 (also hard roe) the mass of eggs in a female fish's ovary. 2 (also soft roe) the milt of a male fish. roe-stone oolite. roed adj. (also in comb.).
[ ME row(e), rough, f. MLG, MDu. roge(n), OHG rogo, rogan, ON hrogn ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012