loins

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A butcher carefully trims the loins of meat on a cutting board.

Definition

Noun: 1. The region of the body comprising the hips, groin, and lower abdomen. This term refers to the general area of the body below the waist and above the thighs. 2. (Literary) The seat of physical strength and generative power. This meaning is often used in a figurative or poetic sense to represent vitality or the source of one's strength and procreative power.

Usage Examples

He felt a sharp pain in his loins after lifting the heavy box.
The boxer tightened his loins, preparing for the final round.
(Figurative) The warrior girded his loins for battle, a phrase meaning to prepare oneself for action.
(Literary) The prophecy spoke of a king arising from his own loins, meaning from his own offspring.

Advanced Usage

"To gird (up) one's loins": This is a fixed idiomatic expression originating from the ancient practice of tucking long robes into a belt to free the legs for running or fighting. It means to prepare oneself for action, hard work, or a challenge.
- With the deadline approaching, she girded her loins for a long night of work.

Variants and Related Words

Loin (Singular noun, often used attributively): Refers to a cut of meat from the side and back of an animal (e.g., pork loin, loin chop). It can also refer to the part of the human body corresponding to this region.
- The recipe calls for a tenderloin, which is a specific cut from the loin.

Synonyms

Groin (Specifically refers to the crease where the leg joins the abdomen).
Hips (Specifically refers to the lateral parts of the body below the waist).
Lower abdomen (Specifically refers to the area below the navel).

Notes on Meaning

The word "loins" is somewhat archaic in modern everyday anatomical use, where more specific terms like "hips," "groin," or "lower back" are preferred. Its primary contemporary use is in the fixed idiom "to gird one's loins" and in literary or biblical contexts to denote the source of physical power or progeny. The singular form "loin" is most commonly encountered in the context of butchery and cooking.

A butcher carefully trims the loins of meat on a cutting board.

Noun

the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen
the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs

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