RIXDALER
Rix"da`ler, n.
Defn: A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00.
RIX-DOLLAR Rix"-dol`lar, n. Etym: [Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler, or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar. See Rich, Dollar.]
Defn: A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler.
Note: Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some remain in circulation.
RIZZAR
Riz"zar, v. t. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: To dry in the sun; as, rizzared haddock. [Scot.]
ROACH
Roach, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cockroach.
ROACH
Roach, n. Etym: [OE. rroche; cf. AS. reohha, D. rog, roch, G. roche,
LG. ruche, Dan. rokke ray, Sw. rocka, and E. ray a fish.]