loins
Britishplural noun
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the hips and the inner surface of the legs where they join the trunk of the body; crotch
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euphemistic the reproductive organs
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literary the womb
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Example Sentences
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For Jones and his salvation army it's a day to gird the loins and fight back.
From BBC
Laureano, for example, relies heavily on imports from Canada: “Let’s say my arctic char, my cod loins.”
From Salon
A second employee cuts those loins into neat chunks.
From Seattle Times
Come for the outfits and shots of Paris; stay for Stanley Tucci’s amazing line read of “gird your loins.”
From New York Times
They decided to skip turkey last Thanksgiving, for example, because the price of meat had risen so much; instead, they defrosted some pork loins they’d purchased earlier in bulk.
From Washington Post
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