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DictionaryloinLower back region
noun

loin

LOYN/lɔɪn/

The part of the body between the lower ribs and hips.

The marked area shows the loin between the ribs and hips.

A plain clothed human figure side-back view with zone between ribs and hips indicated, anatomical body region.
Etymology
loinLatinloin, hip

Latin lumbus named the loin or hip region. English first used the word for an animal’s side as a cut of meat, then for the corresponding lower region of the human torso.

In context

Roo-hide Saddlery0:45
through the loin area
Roo U | Towel Trick

More examples

  • The diagram marks the loin between the lower ribs and the hip.
  • A riding manual described the horse’s broad loin.
  • The old account said he tied a belt around his loins.

Forms

loin · loins

Similar words

flank
Flank names the side of the body; loin particularly identifies the region between lower ribs and hips.
lumbar region
Lumbar region is the anatomical term for the lower back; loin can refer more broadly to that bodily area.