loin
/ˈloɪn/ ~ /ˈlɔɪn/ noun C2- The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips. · Holonym: side
- Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal. · beef loin; goat loin; lamb loin; pork loin; also chicken loin and turkey loin (but these are almost always referred to as tenderloins)· I cooked a loin for dinner tonight.
Plural loins
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Especially did the Queen’s class gird up their loins for the fray, for at the end of the coming year, dimly shadowing their pathway already, loomed up that fateful thing known as “the Entrance,” at the thought of which one and all felt their hearts sink into their very shoes.
Edmond opened his eyes, complained of great pain in his knee, a feeling of heaviness in his head, and severe pains in his loins.
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