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paunch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | belly |
| Type of | adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue |
| Has types | corporation, pot, potbelly, bay window, tummy |
| Derivation | paunchy |
Examples of paunch
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There's a nervous glance as we absorb the paunch, the wrinkles, the receded hair.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Now 65, the Hall of Famer had a slight paunch but otherwise appeared tan and fit.
From the dailyherald.com
With his billowing paunch and disreputable little mustache, he looks like a clown.
From the thenewstribune.com
He has the wide face and thick hair of his father and a paunch above his belt.
From the denverpost.com
He had put on a paunch, his eyes had a glassy quality and he had a persistent cough.
From the newsweek.com
I wonder if they could send me a balding Action Man with a slight paunch and a limp?
From the guardian.co.uk
His paunch hangs over his belt, and his eyes blink slowly behind horn-rimmed bifocals.
From the washingtonpost.com
A developing paunch, forced conversations and headaches the day after.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Bad times in the recent past may contribute to China's growing paunch.
From the economist.com
- Belly: a protruding abdomen
- The rumen, also known as a paunch, forms the larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals. It serves as the primary site for microbial fermentation of ingested feed. ...
- The first stomach of ruminant, the rumen; The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one; To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating
- To see a large paunch, denotes wealth and the total absence of refinement. To see a shriveled paunch, foretells illness and reverses.
- The prominent portion of the abdomen.
- (n): stab, wound in the paunch, disembowel. FS (1-Tempest); Golding Ovid; Kyd Sp Tr; Florio, Viscerare.
- The abdominal contents of cattle that are removed at the time of slaughter.
- To cut open the belly of
- Another name for rumen.
