Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAUNCH
PAUNCH, n. [Fr. panse; It. and Sp. panza; Port. pança; D. pens; Basque, pantza; L. pantex. Qu. G. wanst.]
The belly and its contents. The paunch, in ruminating quadrupeds, is the first and largest stomach, into which the food is received before rumination. – Monro.
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