loin
• noun 1 the part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hip bones. 2 (loins) literary the region of the sexual organs, regarded as the source of erotic or procreative power. 3 a joint of meat that includes the vertebrae of the loins. — ORIGIN Old French loigne, from Latin lumbus.
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