Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: lumbus

See Also: body part, cut, cut of meat, homo, human, human being, man, quadruped

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