Thesaurus: paunch

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1. n. The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
2. n. A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
3. n. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
4. v. t. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
5. v. t. To stuff with food.
6. n. a protruding abdomen
7. 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. 1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. Shak. 2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] Udall.
8. The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the firststomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
9. n:100 n a protruding abdomen