Definition of paunch

• n. - The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
• n. - A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
• n. - The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
• v. t. - To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
• v. t. - To stuff with food.