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loin

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

loin

noun \ˈlin\

Definition of LOIN

1
a : the part of a human being or quadruped on each side of the spinal column between the hipbone and the false ribs b : a cut of meat comprising this part of one or both sides of a carcass with the adjoining half of the vertebrae included but without the flank
2
plural a : the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips b (1) : the pubic region (2) : the reproductive organs

Examples of LOIN

  1. There was a towel wrapped around his loins.

Origin of LOIN

Middle English loyne, from Anglo-French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus; akin to Old English lendenu loins, Old Church Slavic lędviję
First Known Use: 14th century

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