Definition of Paunch

Pronunciation: pạncht or päncht
n.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.
4.A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly.
Paunch mat
(Naut.) a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
v. t.1.To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
[imp. & p. p. Paunched (pạncht or päncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Paunching.]
2.To stuff with food.


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