Main Entry:

loin

Pronunciation:

\ˈlȯin\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English loyne, from Anglo-French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus; akin to Old English lendenu loins, Old Church Slavic lędviję

Date:

14th century

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 flank2plural a: the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips b (1): the pubic region (2): the reproductive organs