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
A second employee cuts those loins into neat chunks.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023
For Thanksgiving, I might go all-out with ribs, sauteed zucchini, wagyu kebabs, quail loins, eggplant parmesan, jellied yams, eXtra uni, veal Nicoise.
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022
Subway lists its tuna as being "flaked tuna in brine" and maintains that it's FDA-regulated importers "use only 100% wild-caught tuna from whole round, twice cleaned, skipjack tuna loins."
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022
In 1804, the Lions Bible had sons coming forth from lions instead of loins, and in the Murderers’ Bible of 1801, the complainers in Jude 16 did not murmur, they murdered.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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