PAUNCH
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Paunch (p&asuml_;nch or p&ä;nch; 277), 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.
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2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
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3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
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4. A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly.
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Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
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Paunch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paunched (p&asuml_;ncht or p&ä;ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Paunching.] 1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. Shak.
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2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] Udall.
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