- [uncountable, countable] a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail
- loin of pork
- loins[plural] (old-fashioned) the part of the body between the middle part and the tops of the legs
- loins[plural] (literary) a person’s sex organs
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French loigne, based on Latin lumbus.
Idioms
See loin in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygird (up) your loins
- (literary or humorous) to get ready to do something difficult
- The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market.
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