Panch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Panch \Panch\, n. (Naut.)
     See {Paunch}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Paunch \Paunch\ (p[add]nch or p[aum]nch; 277), 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}.
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     2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also {panch}.
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     3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
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     4. A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly.
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     {Paunch mat} (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope,
        used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
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