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Loin

Loin Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Loin? [n] either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds [n] a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump Synonyms \| Synonyms for Loin: lumbus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Loin: back \| blade roast \| breast \| brisket \| Chateaubriand \| chuck \| chuck roast \| clod \| cold cuts \| dorsal region \| dorsum \| filet mignon \| flank \| knuckle \| plate \| plate piece \| pot roast \| rack \| rib roast \| ribs \| ridge \| roast \| rolled roast \| round \| rump \| rump roast \| saddle \| shank \| short ribs \| shoulder \| shoulder clod \| sirloin \| tenderloin See Also \| body part \| cut \| cut of meat \| homo \| human \| human being \| man \| quadruped Loin In Webster's Dictionary \Loin\, n. [OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed) LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. {Lends}, {Lumbar}, {Nombles}.] That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins. See Illust. of {Beef}.

Loin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Loin?

[n] either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
[n] a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

Synonyms | Synonyms for Loin: lumbus

Loin In Webster's Dictionary

\Loin\, n. [OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed)
LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. {Lends}, {Lumbar},
{Nombles}.]
That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on
either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the
false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the
reins. See Illust. of {Beef}.

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