paunch

Etymology

From Middle English paunche, from Old Northern French panche, Old French pance (French panse), from Latin pantex.

noun

1. The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
2. The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct.
3. The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.
   Since retiring from athletics, he has developed a paunch.
4. (nautical) A paunch mat.
5. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.

verb

1. To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, prior to eating.