loin

One group of ash-smeared holy men, some naked and some dressed in just a loin cloth or marigold garland draped around their necks, marched through the streets, holding tridents, swords and small two-headed drums.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

There, workers methodically dismantle carcasses into primal cuts: chuck, rib, loin, flank, shank.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024

Each course is practically a feast unto itself: vol-au-vent, roasted veal loin, poached turbot, baked Alaska — and that’s just the first half-hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

Pork chops come from the loin of a pig, which is the strip that runs from the pig’s shoulder to its hip.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

The loin I would brine overnight, to keep the lean meat from drying out on the grill, cover it with crushed peppercorns, and then grill it fairly quickly over olive wood.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

But when audiences girded their loins for the sequel—this one as lavishly supported by glossy publishers as its earlier version was disavowed—there was a single character whose zippy quippiness was most anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Gird your loins, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is due to be released in cinemas on Friday 1 May 2026.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Then gird your loins, because this isn’t a drink for the delicate.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

“As if I were not her very own child,” Harry, the novel’s sole narrator, says, “as if I were not the flesh of her loins, as if I were instead some foreign pathogenic prototype.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

The gods forced Loki onto the three great stones: they put one of the stones beneath his shoulders, one under his loins, and one beneath his knees.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman