As nouns the difference between loin and buttock
is that
loin is the part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips while
buttock is each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.
loin English
Noun
( en noun)
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
Usage notes
The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region
Derived terms
* fruit of one's loins
* gird up one's loins
* loincloth
* loinskin
* short loin
* sirloin
* slack loin
* tenderloin steak
* tenderloin
* top loin
Related terms
* lumbago
* lumbar
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buttock English
Noun
( en noun)
(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum and the top of the legs.
The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
- (the Maritime Dictionary)
Usage notes
The plural form is usually used in the singular sense for a single person's posterior, often called butt .
It is rarer to refer to only a single buttock, which is then usually specified as left or right.
Synonyms
* asscheek (crude)
* butt-cheek
* arsecheek (crude)
* bum-cheek
* cheek
* ham
* mound
* (plurale tantum) hurdies (p)
* See also
See also
* callipygian/callipygous
* dasypygal
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