1. Either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
   "The massage therapist focused on the loin area to relieve lower back pain";
   - lumbus
    
2. A cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump
   "The butcher cut a tender pork loin roast"

Derived forms: loins

Type of: body part, cut, cut of meat

Part of: homo, human, human being, man, quadruped

Encyclopedia: Loin