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loin

Pronunciation: /lɔɪn/
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Definition of loin

noun

(usually loins)
  • the part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hip bones.
  • (loins) chiefly literary the region of the sexual organs regarded as the source of erotic or procreative power:he felt a stirring in his loins at the thought
  • a joint of meat that includes the vertebrae of the loins:loin of pork

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French loigne, based on Latin lumbus

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