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groin

UK/ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/ US/ˈɡɹɑɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɒɪ̯n/ uncommon literary us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals

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2.

verb

1.

build with groins

  • “The ceiling was groined”

Origin

From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground.

Phrases

  • groin field
  • groin ringworm
  • groin vault
  • lupoid form of groin ulceration
  • serpiginous ulceration of the groin

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