PAUNCH

paunch. Paunch, n. the belly; v.t. to take out the paunch

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Paunch (pa̤nch or pänch; 277), n. [[OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]] 1. 1. (Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
2. 2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; — called also panch.
3. 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.