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paunches
We have found lemma(root) word of paunches : paunch.
Definitions
[pɔːn(t)ʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large or protruding belly
(e.g: his body was powerful and square, with the beginnings of a paunch)
- a thick strong mat used to give protection from chafing on a mast or spar
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pa(u)nche, based on Latin pantex, pantic-, usually in the plural in the sense ‘intestines’
[pɔːn(t)ʃ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- disembowel (an animal)
(e.g: one of the things I had to do was to paunch and skin a hare)
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pa(u)nche, based on Latin pantex, pantic-, usually in the plural in the sense ‘intestines’
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