About The Word Paunch
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Paunch
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What's The Definition Of Paunch?
[n] a protruding abdomen
Synonyms | Synonyms for Paunch: belly Related Terms | Find terms related to Paunch: abdomen | abomasum | bay window | beerbelly | belly | bowel | breadbasket | corporation | craw | crop | diaphragm | disembowel | draw | embonpoint | first stomach | gizzard | gullet | gut | honeycomb stomach | kishkes | manyplies | maw | midriff | omasum | pot | potbelly | potgut | psalterium | pusgut | rennet bag | reticulum | rumen | second stomach | spare tire | stomach | swagbelly | third stomach | tummy | tum-tum | underbelly | ventripotence See Also | adipose tissue | bay window | body | corporation | fat | fatty tissue | pot | potbelly | torso | trunk | tummy Paunch In Webster's Dictionary \Paunch\, n. [OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex,
panticis.]
1. (Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the
first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See {Rumen}.
2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also {panch}.
3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
{Paunch mat} (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope,
used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
\Paunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paunched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paunching}.] 1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. --Shak. 2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] --Udall. |
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