paunch

  • 21paunch — paunched, adj. /pawnch, pahnch/, n. 1. a large and protruding belly; potbelly. 2. the belly or abdomen. 3. the rumen. [1325 75; ME paunche < AF, for MF pance < L pantices (pl.) bowels] * * * …

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  • 22paunch — 1. noun a) The first stomach of ruminant, the rumen. b) The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one. 2. verb To remove the internal organs of a …

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  • 23paunch — Synonyms and related words: abdomen, abomasum, bay window, beerbelly, belly, bowel, breadbasket, corporation, craw, crop, diaphragm, disembowel, draw, embonpoint, first stomach, gizzard, gullet, gut, honeycomb stomach, kishkes, manyplies, maw,&#8230; …

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  • 24paunch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stomach, abdomen, belly; fat. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stomach, epigastrium, belly, gut*, breadbasket*, bay window*; see also abdomen . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. potbelly, *beer&#8230; …

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  • 25paunch — pɔːntʃ n. potbelly, tummy, belly; abdomen, stomach …

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  • 26paunch — noun a large or protruding abdomen or stomach. verb disembowel (an animal). Derivatives paunchiness noun paunchy adjective (paunchier, paunchiest). Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. pa(u)nche, based on L. pantex, pantic intestines …

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  • 27paunch — n. 1. Abdomen, belly. 2. First stomach (of a ruminating animal) …

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  • 28paunch — noun (C) often humorous a man s fat stomach paunchy adjective …

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  • 29paunch — n belly, abdomen, stomach, Inf. tummy, gut, (both of ruminating animals) first stomach, rumen, Scot, and North Eng. wame, Sl. breadbasket; potbelly, Inf. bay window, Inf. corporation, Sl. pot, Sl. beerbelly, Sl. spare tire, Obs. gorbelly …

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  • 30paunch — [pɔːntʃ] noun [C] a fat stomach that a man has …

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