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PAUNCH

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paunch

  [pawnch, pahnch]
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–noun
1. a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
2. the belly or abdomen.
3. the rumen.
Origin:
1325–75; ME paunche < AF, for MF pance < L panticēs (pl.) bowels

Related forms:
paunched, adjective
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paunch   (pônch, pänch)   
n.  

  1. The belly, especially a protruding one; a potbelly.

  2. See rumen.


[Middle English paunche, from Old French panche, from Latin pantex.]
ru·men   (rōō'mən)   
n.   pl. ru·mi·na (-mə-nə) or ru·mens
The first division of the stomach of a ruminant animal, in which most food collects immediately after being swallowed and from which it is later returned to the mouth as cud for thorough chewing. Also called paunch.

[Latin rūmen, throat.]
ru'mi·nal adj.
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Word Origin & History

paunch 
1186, from O.Fr. pance (O.N.Fr. panche) "belly," from L. panticem (nom. pantex) "belly, bowels" (cf. Sp. panza, It. pancia), possibly related to panus "swelling."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: paunch
Pronunciation: 'ponch, 'pänch
Function: noun
: RUMEN
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

paunch (pônch, pänch)
n.
The belly, especially a protruding one; a potbelly.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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