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loin
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noun
Usually loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
a cut of meat from this region of an animal, especially a portion including the vertebrae of such parts.
loins,
- the parts of the body between the hips and the lower ribs, especially regarded as the seat of physical strength and generative power.
- the genital and pubic area; genitalia.
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Idioms about loin
gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring readiness, strength, or endurance: He girded his loins to face his competitor.
Origin of loin
1275–1325; Middle English loyne<Middle French lo(i)gne, perhaps <Vulgar Latin *lumbea, noun use of feminine of *lumbeus of the loins, equivalent to Latin lumb(us) loin + -eus-eous
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British Dictionary definitions for loin
loin
/ (lɔɪn) /
noun
Also called: lumbus anatomy the part of the lower back and sides between the pelvis and the ribsRelated adjective: lumbar
a cut of meat from this part of an animal
See also loins
Word Origin for loin
C14: from Old French loigne, perhaps from Vulgar Latin lumbra (unattested), from Latin lumbus loin
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Medical definitions for loin
loin
[ loin ]
n.
The part of the body on either side of the spinal column between the ribs and the pelvis.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with loin
loin
see gird one's loins.
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