the part of the body a human being or quadruped on each side of the spinal column between the hipbone and the lower ribs
a cut of meat comprising this part of one or both sides of a carcass with the adjoining half of the vertebrae included
(in pl)
the upper and lower abdominal regions and the region about the hips
the pubic region; the crotch
the genitals
gird (up) one's loins
see gird1
[Middle English loyne via French from Latin lumbus]