EGAVE

paunch

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
  2. noun The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
  3. noun The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
    See also: pooch
  4. noun A paunch mat.
  5. noun The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
  6. verb To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.

Similar words

belly panch rumen bonnet abomasum fardingbag tripe king's-hood natch ruck

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Word family

paunches

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