loin
loin is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aback
- abaft
- abreast
- aft
- after
- aitchbone
- alongside
- and
- aside
- astern
- back
- background
- backside
- backwards
- beam
- behind
- bend
- beside
- bilateral
- bone
- breech
- bring
- broadside
- buttock
- caudal
- cheek
- chine
- coin
- collateral
- compass
- croup
- crupper
- dorsal
- dorsum
- end
- fall
- flank
- gable
- guard
- hand
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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