loin /lɔɪn/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: loigne , from Latin lumbus ]
1 . loins [plural] literary the part of your body below your waist and above your legs, which includes your sexual organs
2 . [uncountable and countable] a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal’s back:
roast loin of pork
⇨ gird (up) your loins at ↑ gird (1)