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Paunch vs Vitals - What's the difference?

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Paunch is a related term of vitals.


As nouns the difference between paunch and vitals

is that paunch is the first stomach of a ruminant, the rumen while vitals is (plurale tantum) those organs of the body that are essential for life.

As a verb paunch

is to remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating.

paunch

English

Noun

(es)
  • The first stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
  • The abdomen or belly of a human or animal, especially a large, protruding one.
  • (nautical) A paunch mat.
  • The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.

    • Synonyms

    * (protruding belly) See also .

    Related terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To remove the internal organs of a ruminant, such as a hare or rabbit prior to eating.
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
    • (Caliban)
    Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custom with him
    I' th' afternoon to sleep: there thou may'st brain him,
    Having first seiz'd his books; or with a log
    Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,
    Or cut his wezand with thy knife

    vitals

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (plurale tantum) Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
  • (plurale tantum, figuratively) Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.
  • (medicine, plurale tantum) vital signs

    • Quotations

    *1827 Ann Hasseltine Judson - An account of the American Baptist mission to the Burman empire *:they were ripped open from the lowest to the highest extremity of the stomach, and their vitals and part of their bowels were hanging out *2003 David R Woodward - Trial by Friendship: Anglo-American Relations, 1917-1918 *:This final victory can only be had by reaching the vitals of Germany and by destroying her armed forces. *1991 Suzy Szasz - Living With It: Why You Don't Have to Be Healthy to Be Happy *:At least once an hour a nurse came into the room, either to check on me or my roommate, or to take vitals

    Derived terms

    * stap my vitals