Paunch \Paunch\, n. [OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]

1. (Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.

2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.

3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.

Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Paunch \Paunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Paunching.]

1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to disembowel. --Shak.

2. To stuff with food. [Obs.]

--Udall.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)