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Webster 1913 Edition
Paunch
Paunch
(pa̤nch or pänch; 277)
, Noun.
[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
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Paunched
(pa̤ncht or päncht)
; 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Paunch
PAUNCH
,Noun.
The paunch, in ruminating quadrupeds, is the first and largest stomach, into which the food is received before rumination.
PAUNCH
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
paunch
paunch
English
Noun
paunch (plural paunches)
- The first stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding belly of an adult human female.
- (nautical) A paunch mat.
- The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Synonyms
- (protruding belly): See also Wikisaurus:paunch.
Related terms
Translations
first stomach of ruminant; rumen
large, protruding belly
Verb
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.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 3 scene 2
Translations
to remove organs of a ruminant
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