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Paunch
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| paunch (pɔːntʃ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the belly or abdomen, esp when protruding |
| 2. | another name for rumen |
| 3. | nautical a thick mat that prevents chafing |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to stab in the stomach; disembowel |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin panticēs (pl) bowels] | |
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Word Origin & History
paunch
late 12c., 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." Related: Paunchy.
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Medical Dictionary
paunch (pônch, pänch)
n.
The belly, especially a protruding one; a potbelly.
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