PAUNCH, noun [Latin pantex.] The belly and its contents. The paunch in ruminating quadrupeds, is the first and largest stomach, into which the food is received before rumination. PAUNCH, verb transitive To pierce or rip the belly; to eviscerate; to take out the contents of the belly.
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