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| loin [ loyn ] |
noun (plural loins) |
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1. anatomy back between ribs and hips: the area on each side of the backbone of a human or other animal between the ribs and hips
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2. food meat cut from loin of animal: a prime cut of tender meat taken from the backbone and rib area of a pig, lamb, or calf
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plural noun loins |
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area below waist: the hips and the front of the body below the waist, considered as the part of the body that should be covered and as the site of the sexual organs
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| [14th century. Via Old French loigne< Latin lumbus] |
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gird (up) your loins to prepare yourself to do something difficult and challenging
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