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paunchy, a.|ˈpɔːn(t)ʃɪ, ˈpɑːn(t)ʃɪ|
[f. paunch n. + -y.]
Having a large paunch; big-bellied.
1598Florio, Ventroso, panchie, that hath a great belly. 1821Blackw. Mag. X. 99 The mayors and sheriffs, in paunchy order,..will go down. 1861Jrnl. Roy. Agric. Soc. XXII. i. 141 Calves which are in the habit of drinking too fast are..detected by a glance at their ‘paunchy’ condition.
Hence ˈpaunchiness.
1879Scribner's Mag. Dec. 178 All had grown..rivals in pious paunchiness. |