'Paunch mat' definitions:

Definition of 'Paunch mat'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly. [PJC]
  • Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing. [1913 Webster]