/ lɔɪn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U , C ] a piece of meat from the back or sides of an animal, near the tail :
loin of pork
2.
loins [ pl. ] ( old-fashioned ) the part of the body around the hips between the waist and the tops of the legs
3.
loins [ pl. ] ( literary ) a person's sex organs
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IDIOMS
see gird
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French loigne , based on Latin lumbus .