The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen. / The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.

To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.

plural of paunch

simple past tense and past participle of paunch

present participle of paunch

(nautical) A thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.

plural of paunch mat

(US, chiefly Western US, colloquial) To vomit, to throw up.

Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.

superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy