belly, paunch
(noun) a protruding abdomen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paunch (plural paunches)
The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
(nautical) A paunch mat.
The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
• (protruding belly): See also paunch.
paunch (third-person singular simple present paunches, present participle paunching, simple past and past participle paunched)
To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.
Source: Wiktionary
Paunch, n. Etym: [OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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