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Word: Paunch
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pa(u)nche, based on Latin pantex, pantic-, usually in the plural in the sense ‘intestines’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large or protruding belly
Short Definition:large or protruding belly
Examples:- his body was powerful and square, with the beginnings of a paunch
Definition:
a thick strong mat used to give protection from chafing on a mast or spar.
Short Definition:thick strong mat used to give protection from chafing on mast or spar
Word: Paunch
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɔːn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
disembowel (an animal)
Short Definition:disembowel
Examples:- one of the things I had to do was to paunch and skin a hare
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