pechanSc.|ˈpɛxən, ˈpɛçən| [Derivation uncertain: cf.prec.] The stomach. 1786Burns Twa Dogs 62 Yet e'en the ha' folk fill their pechan [v.r. peghan] Wi' sauce, ragouts, and sic like trashtrie.1862Heslop Prov. Scotland 82 He puts it in a bad purse that puts it in his pechan.