Loin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
  2. a cut of meat from this region of an animal, especially a portion including the vertebrae of such parts.
  3. loins,
    • the parts of the body between the hips and the lower ribs, especially regarded as the seat of physical strength and generative power.
    • the genital and pubic area; genitalia.
Idioms
  1. to prepare oneself for something requiring readiness, strength, or endurance: He girded his loins to face his competitor.
noun
  1. the part of the lower back and sides between the pelvis and the ribs
  2. a cut of meat from this part of an animal
Loin (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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