The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paunch mat
Paunch \Paunch\, n. [OF. panch, pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]
(Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.
(Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also panch.
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The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.
Paunch mat (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
Wiktionary
paunch mat
n. (context nautical English) A thick mat made of strands of rope, used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.
Usage examples of "paunch mat".
All that watch, the Second Mate kept me working at my paunch mat, and Tammy he put on to his sinnet, telling me to keep an eye on the youngster.