"roachless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From roach + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|roach|less}} roach + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} roachless (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) Without a roach (part of a sail). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-roachless-en-adj-oNjwiqdE Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (US) Without cockroaches. Tags: US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-roachless-en-adj-goIk-GZH Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91
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          "ref": "1900 September 10, “Tell It in the Headline”, in American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, volume XXXVII, number 5 (whole 457), New York, N.Y., Chicago, Ill., page 143, column 1",
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          "ref": "1942 August 7, “Harris Roach Tablets Sure Death to Roaches”, in Tampa Morning Tribune, 49th year, number 219, Tampa, Fla., page nine",
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          "ref": "1999, Richard Schweid, The Cockroach Papers: A Compendium of History and Lore, New York, N.Y., London: Four Walls Eight Windows, page 108",
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