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loin
[ loin ]
noun
- Usually loins. 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.
- a cut of meat from this region of an animal, especially a portion including the vertebrae of such parts.
- 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.
loin
/ ±ôɔɪ²Ô /
noun
- Also calledlumbus anatomy the part of the lower back and sides between the pelvis and the ribs lumbar
- a cut of meat from this part of an animal
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of loin1
Idioms and Phrases
- gird (up) one's loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring readiness, strength, or endurance:
He girded his loins to face his competitor.
More idioms and phrases containing loin
see gird one's loins .Example Sentences
One group of ash-smeared holy men, some naked and some dressed in just a loin cloth or marigold garland draped around their necks, marched through the streets, holding tridents, swords and small two-headed drums.
One group of ash-smeared men, some naked and some dressed in just loin cloth or marigold garland draped around their necks, marched in holding tridents, swords and small two-headed drums.
There, workers methodically dismantle carcasses into primal cuts: chuck, rib, loin, flank, shank.
The leanest pork cuts include the loin, tenderloin, center loin and ham.
There’s no way to tell for sure what goat his meat came from, he said — “It shows up in white wrapping and labeled, ‘loin’ and ‘shoulder.’
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