middle vs paunch

middle

noun
  • The central part of a human body; the waist. 

  • A centre, midpoint. 

  • The part between the beginning and the end. 

  • The middle stump. 

  • The middle voice. 

adj
  • Pertaining to the middle voice. 

  • Located in the middle; in between. 

  • Central. 

paunch

noun
  • The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one. 

  • The contents of this stomach in a slaughtered animal, viewed as food or a byproduct. 

  • The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen. 

  • A paunch mat. 

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

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

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