loin
loin /lɔɪn/ noun
1 F0 [C or U] (a piece of) meat from the back of an animal near the tail or from the top part of the back legs → SEE ALSO SIRLOIN (STEAK)(Cf. ↑sirloin steak)Thesaurus+: ↑Cuts of meatloins [plural] LITERARY OR HUMOROUS2 F0 the part of the body that is above the legs and below the waist, especially the sexual organs: » the fruit of your loins (= your child/children)Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual and reproductive organs |