5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roe  \Roe\,  n.  [OE.  ro  AS  r[=a]h;  akin  to  D.  ree,  G.  reh,  Icel. 
  r[=a],  SW  r[*a].]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  roebuck.  See  {Roebuck}. 
  b  The  female  of  any  species  of  deer. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roe  \Roe\,  n.  [For  roan,  OE  rowne,  akin  to  G.  rogen,  OHG. 
  rogan,  Icel.  hrogn  Dan.  rogn,  ravn,  Sw  rom;  of  uncertain 
  origin;  cf  Gr  ???  pebble,  Skr.  ?arkar[=a]  gravel.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  The  ova  or  spawn  of  fishes  and  amphibians, 
  especially  when  still  inclosed  in  the  ovarian  membranes. 
  Sometimes  applied,  loosely,  to  the  sperm  and  the  testes  of 
  the  male. 
 
  2.  A  mottled  appearance  of  light  and  shade  in  wood, 
  especially  in  mahogany. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  roe 
  n  1:  fish  eggs  or  egg-filled  ovary;  having  a  grainy  texture  [syn: 
  {hard  roe}] 
  2:  eggs  of  female  fish 
  3:  the  egg  mass  or  spawn  of  certain  crustaceans  such  as  the 
  lobster 
  4:  the  eggs  or  egg-laden  ovary  of  a  fish 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Roe,  AR  (town,  FIPS  60380) 
  Location:  34.63085  N,  91.38573  W 
  Population  (1990):  135  (58  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  72134 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Roe 
  (Heb.  tsebi),  properly  the  gazelle  (Arab.  ghazal),  permitted  for 
  food  (Deut.  14:5;  comp.  Deut.  12:15,  22;  15:22;  1  Kings  4:23), 
  noted  for  its  swiftness  and  beauty  and  grace  of  form  (2  Sam. 
  2:18;  1  Chr.  12:8;  Cant.  2:9;  7:3;  8:14). 
 
  The  gazelle  (Gazella  dorcas)  is  found  in  great  numbers  in 
  Palestine.  "Among  the  gray  hills  of  Galilee  it  is  still  'the  roe 
  upon  the  mountains  of  Bether,'  and  I  have  seen  a  little  troop  of 
  gazelles  feeding  on  the  Mount  of  Olives  close  to  Jerusalem 
  itself"  (Tristram). 
 
  The  Hebrew  word  ('ayyalah)  in  Prov.  5:  19  thus  rendered  (R.V., 
  "doe"),  is  properly  the  "wild  she-goat,"  the  mountain  goat,  the 
  ibex.  (See  1  Sam.  24:2;  Ps  104:18;  Job  39:1.) 
 

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