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paunch |
3 definitions found 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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