loin
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
Other meanings
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.
“I cooked a loin for dinner tonight.”
A kind of
- cut
Word history
From Latin "lumbus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “loin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.