'Loin' definitions:
Definition of 'loin'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
noun
Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds [syn: loin, lumbus]
Definition of 'Loin'
From: GCIDE
- Loin \Loin\, n. [OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed) LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. Lends, Lumbar, Nombles.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A cut of meat taken from this part of a food animal, as from cattle or hogs. [PJC]
- 3. pl. The pubic area; the genitalia, especially in women; as, receptive loins. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'loin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- back,
- blade roast,
- breast,
- brisket,
- Chateaubriand,
- chuck,
- chuck roast,
- clod,
- cold cuts,
- dorsal region,
- dorsum,
- filet mignon,
- flank,
- knuckle,
- plate,
- plate piece,
- pot roast,
- rack,
- rib roast,
- ribs,
- ridge,
- roast,
- rolled roast,
- round,
- rump,
- rump roast,
- saddle,
- shank,
- short ribs,
- shoulder,
- shoulder clod,
- sirloin,
- tenderloin