English noun: loin | |||
1. | loin (food) a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
2. | loin (animal) either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds | ||
Synonyms | lumbus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part meronym | homo, human, human being, man, quadruped | ||