loin

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See also: loins, lóin, löin, and Łoin

English

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A diagram from the United States c. 1918 showing the lines between different cuts of whole sale beef, including the loin.
A diagram by the US educational publisher Pearson Scott Foresman showing terms for different cuts of pork, including the loin.

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (kidney, waist). Cognate with Old English lendenu, Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (haunch, loin), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). See also lend.

Noun

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loin (plural loins)

  1. The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
    Synonym: lumbus
    Holonym: side
    Coordinate term: flank (coordinate especially in butchery; not consistently differentiated regarding the human body)
  2. Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal.
Usage notes
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The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region.

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Noun

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loin (plural loins)

  1. Misspelling of lion.

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Finnish

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Verb

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loin

  1. first-person singular past indicative of luoda

Noun

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loin

  1. instructive plural of loka

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin longē, from the adjective longus (long, far-off). Compare Catalan lluny, archaic Spanish lueñe.

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Adverb

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loin

  1. far, distant
    Synonym: éloigné
    Antonyms: près, proche
    • 2018, Zaz, On s'en remet jamais:
      Est-ce que les parfums s’évaporent, ou restent-ils dans notre tête comme ces étoiles qui brillent encore, mais qui sont bien loin de la fête ?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, Indila, Égo
      On est loin, on est loin du Jardin d’Éden, éternelle réalité.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1996, Noir Désir, À ton étoile:
      Dis-toi qu’il n’est pas loin, et qu’on y brille, à ton étoile.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    L’église est si loin de l’usine.
    The church is so far from the factory.

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  • Loin is typically construed with de (of, from). Indeed, loin de may be thought of as a single compound preposition; for example, one says loin duquel (far from which), not *dont [] loin (from which [] far).

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Irish

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Noun

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loin m

  1. genitive singular of lon