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Meanings of paunch in anglès

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Larger part of the reticulorumen, which is the first chamber in the alimentary canal of ruminant animals.

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        A protruding abdomen.

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              Examples for "belly"
              Examples for "belly"
              1
              Barque and Biquet were shot in the belly; Eudore in the throat.
              Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
              2
              Dirty olive green over the whole back; belly dirty white; scuta 130.
              Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
              3
              Too much in the breast, too little in the belly, capsizes lovers.
              Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4
              4
              In other respects, they are well-proportioned; though the belly seems rather projecting.
              A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
              5
              He slipped under the raised buildings and belly-crawled toward the obstacle course.
              The Fall of Reach

              A protruding abdomen of an animal or human.

                    Usage of paunch in anglès
                    1
                    And he thought he detected the beginnings of a paunch this morning.
                    Foul play
                    2
                    Gordon shook his fat paunch in silent laughter, nearly displacing the board.
                    The Arena, Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891
                    3
                    Note the flaccid paunch, the withered top, and the foolish, hysterical face.
                    Raemaekers' Cartoons: With Accompanying Notes by Well-known Engl...
                    4
                    He looked moderately athletic but still had a paunch and several chins.
                    Family ties
                    5
                    His paunch was held in by a vest with a flower design.
                    The Neverending Story
                    6
                    His great paunch protruded invitingly and he clasped his hands over it.
                    The Man in the Twilight
                    7
                    He folded his arms over his paunch and stared at the Goon.
                    Archer’s Goon
                    8
                    Laslo Sparkes was in his thirties but already nurturing a stout paunch.
                    Fatal Voyage
                    9
                    He rose to his feet now, his paunch extending over the desktop.
                    In a gilded cage
                    10
                    All this is pure muscle,' Patrik's father announced loudly, slapping his paunch.
                    The preacher
                    11
                    He appeared gaunt, with thinning hair and having lost his trademark paunch.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    Bonnett pursed his lips and stepped away, letting his paunch relax again.
                    On Stranger Tides
                    13
                    I'm referring, of course, to the return of the winter paunch.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Half the comedy in the world is predicated on the paunch.
                    The Fun of Getting Thin: How to Be Happy and Reduce the Waist Li...
                    15
                    A stove with a round paunch sat in the middle of the room.
                    Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life
                    16
                    He has no intention of reaching for the blazer and paunch just yet.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Paunch through the time
                    Paunch across language varieties
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