3 entries under this word

Paunch

Paunch, n.

noun

n. (Naut.) A thick mat fastened on yards, &c., to prevent friction.

Paunch or Päunch, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [O. Fr. panche, pance, N. Fr. panse, Pr. pansa, Sp. panza, pancho, It. pancia, from Lat. pantex, panticis: Ger. pans, pansch, panse, pansen.] The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first and largest stomach of a ruminant quadruped, into which the food is received before rumination.

Paunch or Pāunch, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. PAUNCHED (108); p. pr. & vb. n. PAUNCHING.] To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate. Shak.