loin

/lɔin/

Thân thiện

A butcher trims a pork loin on a cutting board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The part of the body on either side of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hip bones: In humans and animals, the loin is the region of the lower back.
   • A cut of meat from this region of an animal: This refers to meat, especially from cattle or pigs, taken from the area between the ribs and the rump.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Anatomical Region):
  • He felt a sharp pain in his loin after lifting the heavy box.
  • The massage therapist focused on relieving tension in her lower back and loins.
• Noun (Cut of Meat):
  • For dinner, we grilled a tender pork loin with herbs.
  • The recipe calls for a two-pound beef loin roast.

Advanced Usage

• "to gird (up) one's loins": To prepare oneself for action or a difficult task. This is an idiomatic expression with biblical origins, historically referring to tucking long robes into a belt to move freely.
  • With the project deadline approaching, she girded her loins for a week of hard work.

Variants and Related Words

• Loincloth (n): A piece of cloth worn around the loins, often as a basic garment.
  • In ancient times, a simple loincloth was common attire for laborers.

Synonyms

• Lower back: (For the anatomical sense)
• Lumbar region: (A more technical term for the anatomical area)
• Sirloin, Tenderloin: (Specific cuts of meat from the loin area)

Related Idioms

• "Fruit of one's loins": A literary or formal way to refer to one's children or offspring.
  • He looked with pride upon the fruits of his loins.

Học thuật

Noun

1. either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
2. a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lumbus