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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paunch \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paunch \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
paunch
n : a protruding abdomen [syn: {belly}]
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