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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Tynecastle rubbed its eyes and then girded its loins.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
“As if I were not her very own child,” Harry, the novel’s sole narrator, says, “as if I were not the flesh of her loins, as if I were instead some foreign pathogenic prototype.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022
Serving nearby clients like The Grey and Husk, he has created incentives for customers to purchase and use an entire animal, rather than just the ribs or loins.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
A double dose of pork appears in the form of grilled pork loins and a green bean and prosciutto salad on the side.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2022
His prosperous-looking belly that used to thrust out so pugnaciously and intimidate folks, sagged like a load suspended from his loins.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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