paunch
a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
the belly or abdomen.
the rumen.
Origin of paunch
1Other words from paunch
- paunched, adjective
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How to use paunch in a sentence
So she was stuck, for a goodish bit of time, with a load of red-faced paunches who thought she was the spawn of hell.
They 'doctored' some rabbit paunches with strychnine cunningly enough, and laid them seductively in the field.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandThough they had nothing in their paunches but water yet they were all very fat.
Both have small paunches, and talk rapidly, with emphatic gestures of their hands, features and bodies.
The Inspector-General | Nicolay GogolIn summer, when rabbit-paunches will not keep on account of the weather, a little valerian root is used as a bait.
The Book of Cats | Charles H. Ross
Then drooping their venerable heads upon their priestly paunches, they would snore.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) | Charles de Coster
British Dictionary definitions for paunch
/ (pɔːntʃ) /
the belly or abdomen, esp when protruding
another name for rumen
nautical a thick mat that prevents chafing
to stab in the stomach; disembowel
Origin of paunch
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