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Examples of paunch in a Sentence
He sat with his hands folded over his paunch.
He used to be very thin but now he has a slight paunch.
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French *panche, pance, from Latin pantic-, pantex
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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The first known use of paunch was
in the 14th century
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“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paunch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
paunch
noun
ˈpȯnch
ˈpänch
1
: the belly together with its contents
2
Medical Definition
paunch
noun
: rumen
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