loin

[ loin ]

/ lɔɪn /

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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.

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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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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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Examples from the Web for loin

Rub the loin with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A javelin had passed through his loin, and pinned him to the brave mate's shoulder, so that he was dead in about five minutes.
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"|R. D. Blackmore
The pieces of veal that are roasted are the loin, leg, and shoulder.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks|Pierre Blot
Secure a loin of veal with the kidneys left in, roll, season well and roast in the same manner as shoulder of veal.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler

I kindled a fire near a fountain of sweet water, and feasted on the loin of a buck, which a few hours before I had killed.
The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone|John Filson
Sirloin, sėr′loin, n. the loin or upper part of the loin of beef.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

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

Word Origin for loin

C14: from Old French loigne, perhaps from Vulgar Latin lumbra (unattested), from Latin lumbus loin

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Word Origin and History for loin

loin

early 14c., "side of the body of an animal used for food," from Old French loigne "hip, haunch, lumbar region," from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from *lumbea caro "meat of the loin," from fem. of *lumbeus, adjective used as a noun, from Latin lumbus "loin" (see lumbago).

Replaced Old English lendenu "loins," from Proto-Germanic *landwin- (cf. German Lende "loin," Lenden "loins;" Old High German lenti, Old Saxon lendin, Middle Dutch lendine, Dutch lende, Old Norse lend).

The Latin word perhaps was borrowed from a Germanic source. In reference to the living human body, it is attested from late 14c. In Biblical translations, often used for "that part of the body that should be covered and about which the clothes are bound" (1520s). Related: Loins.

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The part of the body on either side of the spinal column between the ribs and the pelvis.

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see gird one's loins.

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