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[ pawnch, pahnch ] / pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paunch ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna large and protruding belly; potbelly. the belly or abdomen. the rumen. Origin of paunch1325–75; Middle English paunche<Anglo-French, for Middle French pance<Latin panticēs (plural) bowels OTHER WORDS FROM paunchpaunched, adjectiveWords nearby paunch“Paul Revere's Ride”, Paul V, Paul VI, Paumgartner, Paumotu Archipelago, paunch, paunchy, pauper, pauperism, pauperize, paupiette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paunchHart's the good ol' boy type: wife, kids, mistress, no-nonsense demeanor, the beginnings of a paunch. ‘True Detective’ Review: You Have to Watch HBO’s Revolutionary Crime Classic|Andrew Romano|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Having yourself immortalized with a paunch indicated you were wealthy/held high office/were involved in derring-do. The Return of the Power Paunch|Sean Macaulay|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the male hierarchy of overweightness that runs upward from baby fat to morbid obesity, the paunch is the glorious exception. The Return of the Power Paunch|Sean Macaulay|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Once they leave office, the paunch is usually shed quietly á la Bill Clinton. The Return of the Power Paunch|Sean Macaulay|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He has a pudgy face and a paunch that gives him a teddy bear-like quality. Rick Warren's Double Life|Max Blumenthal|November 14, 2008|DAILY BEAST Paunch or tripe is excellent food for dogs, and for a continuance I have found nothing agree so well. The Dog|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson Big Tim looked at the other man and his paunch shook with the merriment that appeared to convulse him. The Vision Spendid|William MacLeod Raine The paunch is carefully tied up, as the contents are a favorite dish of the Eskimo. The Central Eskimo|Franz Boas The large man puffs himself out in his warm topcoat, which protuberates sensibly at the paunch. The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao But most of these Indians used to boil meat in a kettle made of hide, or the paunch of a buffalo, filled with water. Jack in the Rockies|George Bird Grinnell
British Dictionary definitions for paunch
nounthe belly or abdomen, esp when protruding another name for rumen nautical a thick mat that prevents chafing verb (tr)to stab in the stomach; disembowel Word Origin for paunchC14: from Anglo-Norman paunche, from Old French pance, from Latin panticēs (pl) bowels Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paunchbulge, potbelly, abdomen, fat, tummy, belly, gut, epigastrium, spare tire Medical definitions for paunch
n.The belly, especially a protruding one; a potbelly. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |