What does "paunch" mean?
Paunch: (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
Additional senses
- 2.The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper. Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
- 3.To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. Shak.
- 4.To stuff with food. [Obs.] Udall.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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