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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