loin /lɔɪn/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: loigne, from Latin lumbus]
1. loins [plural] literary the part of your body below your waist and above your legs, which includes your sexual organs
2. [uncountable and countable] a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal’s back:
roast loin of pork ⇒
gird (up) your loins at
gird(1)
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