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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Loin  \Loin\,  n.  [OE.  loine,  OF  logne,  F.  longe,  from  (assumed) 
  LL  lumbea,  L.  lumbus  join  Cf  {Lends},  {Lumbar}, 
  {Nombles}.] 
  That  part  of  a  human  being  or  quadruped,  which  extends  on 
  either  side  of  the  spinal  column  between  the  hip  bone  and  the 
  false  ribs.  In  human  beings  the  loins  are  also  called  the 
  reins.  See  Illust.  of  {Beef}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  loin 
  n  1:  a  cut  of  meat  taken  from  the  side  and  back  of  an  animal 
  between  the  ribs  and  the  rump 
  2:  each  side  of  the  backbone  between  the  hipbone  and  the  ribs 
  in  humans  as  well  as  quadrupeds  [syn:  {loins}] 




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