paunch
About 0.21 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
- noun The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
- noun The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
See also: pooch
- noun A paunch mat.
- noun The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
- 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
Often followed by
and of that is was with or in to
Word family
paunches
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