loin

The definition of loin is the part of the body between the ribs and hips, or the front part of the hindquarters of animals.

(noun)

An example of a loin is a person's hips and lower abdomen.

See loin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the lower part of the back on either side of the backbone between the hipbones and the ribs
the front part of the hindquarters of beef, lamb, mutton, veal, etc. with the flank removed
the hips and the lower abdomen regarded as a part of the body to be clothed or as the region of strength and procreative power

Origin: ME loine < OFr loigne < VL *lumbea < L lumbus: see lumbar

See loin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The part of the body of a human or quadruped on either side of the backbone and between the ribs and hips.
One of several cuts of meat, such as tenderloin, taken from this part of an animal's body, typically including the vertebrae of the segment from which it is taken.
loins
a. The region of the hips, groin, and lower abdomen.
b. The reproductive organs.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English loine

Origin: , from Old French loigne

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *lumbea (carō), loin (meat)

Origin: , feminine of *lumbeus, of the loin

Origin: , from Latin lumbus, loin

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