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paunch

[pawnch, pahnch] / pɔntʃ, pɑntʃ /


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I mean, even in Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze painted the Founding Father with a small paunch.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

A few of them had graying hair, some were going bald, and I spied a paunch or two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

Taking his top off and proudly parading his paunch is a regular occurrence in Fury’s news conferences.

From BBC ● May 16, 2024

Charlotte insists there's a paunch, but nobody else sees it.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023

Eiddileg clapped his hands over his paunch and snapped his mouth shut.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander


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