loins
Below the waist
Loins are the part of the body between the ribs and hips, roughly the lower back and sides of the abdomen.
In butchery, the loin is a cut of meat from this region: pork loin, loin chops.
Biblically and literarily, loins represent procreative power—the seat of strength and sexuality: fruit of his loins, gird your loins.
To gird your loins is to prepare for action, from the ancient practice of tucking up robes before exertion.
Hip-thigh junction
- pelvisBony basin at waist
- hipsLeg-torso joint areas
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- perineumArea between genitals, anus
pubis · ischium · iliac · inguinal · sacrum · psoas · femoral · adductor
Encircle or brace
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- descendantsThose who come after
- issuePoint of contention
seed · lineage · heirs · posterity · progeny · begat · strength · prepare
Generating biological offspring
- potencyDegree of strength
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- vigorActive physical strength
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
manhood · vitality · strength · power · fecundity · generative · lustiness · virile
Upper hindquarter beef cut
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
- chopQuick forceful slice
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- steakThick beef slice
filet · butcher · carve · marbling · cutlet · medallion · saddle · rack
Wrapped groin covering
- codpieceOrnamental groin covering
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
- groin guardProtective genital covering
groin
Hip-thigh junction
perineum · pubis · ischium · iliac · inguinal · sacrum · psoas · femoral · adductor · gluteal
gird
Encircle or brace
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- descendantsThose who come after
issue · seed · lineage · heirs · posterity · progeny · begat · strength · prepare · readiness
procreation
Generating biological offspring
seed · manhood · vitality · strength · power · fecundity · generative · lustiness · virile · progeny
sirloin
Upper hindquarter beef cut
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
- chopQuick forceful slice
- roastDry-heat cooking method
steak · filet · butcher · carve · marbling · cutlet · medallion · saddle · rack · prime cut
loincloth
Wrapped groin covering
- codpieceOrnamental groin covering
- girdleBody-shaping undergarment
- groin guardProtective genital covering
loinschest
Ribcage region or strongbox
head · shoulders · thorax · breast · upper body
- pork loinCut from pig's back
- loin clothWrapped groin covering
- loin chopCut from lower back
- gird one's loinsPrepare for action
- strip loinBeef subprimal cut
- stuffed pork loinCylindrical swine roast with filling