loins
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔɪnz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪnz
Noun
loins
- plural of loin
Noun
loins pl (plural only)
- (biblical, euphemistic) The pubic region.
- The reproductive organs.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 8:19, column 1:
- Neuertheleſſe, thou ſhalt not build the houſe, but thy ſonne that ſhall come foorth out of thy loynes, hee ſhall build the house vnto my Name.
- The reproductive organs.
Derived terms
Related terms
- lumb-, lumbo-
- lumbago
- lumbar
- lumbosacral
Translations
the lower abdomen, groin and genitalia
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