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Loin vs Buttock - What's the difference?

loin | buttock |

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

    Anagrams

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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

    References

    * * English words suffixed with -ock