loins

loin  (loin)

n.

1. The part of the body of a human or quadruped on either side of the backbone and between the ribs and hips.

2. 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.

3. loins

a. The region of the hips, groin, and lower abdomen.

b. The reproductive organs.

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[Middle English loine, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea (car), loin (meat), feminine of *lumbeus, of the loin, from Latin lumbus, loin.]

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loins

Noun, pl

1. the hips and the inner surface of the legs where they join the body

2. Euphemistic the genitals

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loins - the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs pubes, pubic region region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" mons, mons pubis, mons veneris - a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
	2.	loins - the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" groin, inguen - the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals