loin
noun
1 loin
A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
Roget 236: laterality†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole†, wing; profile; temple, parietes [Lat.], loin, ... show more
Roget 235: rear, back, posteriority; rear rank, rear guard; background, hinterland. occiput [Anat.], nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, ... show more
Dutch: lendenstuk, entrecote, entrecôte
Polish: górka
2 loin
Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds.
synonym: lumbus.
Dutch: lende
Moby thesaurus: Chateaubriand, back, blade roast, breast, brisket, chuck, chuck roast, clod, cold cuts, dorsal region, dorsum, filet mignon, flank, knuckle, plate, plate piece, pot roast, rack, rib roast, ribs ... show more.
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