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loin

UK/ˈloɪn/ ~ /ˈlɔɪn/ US/ˈlɑɪn/ ~ /ˈlɒɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

2.

either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds

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Origin

From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.

Phrases

  • fruit of one's loins
  • gird up one's loins
  • line-loin merger
  • pork loin
  • short loin
  • slack loin
  • strip loin
  • tenderloin steak

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