Meaning & use
loin
The part of the body on either side of the spine between the ribs and the hip, or a cut of meat from this area.
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The butcher trimmed the pork loin before wrapping it for the customer.
The old injury still ached along his loin whenever he bent over.
A note on using this word
Loin is common in cooking, as in pork loin and sirloin, and in older or literary language describing the lower torso.
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