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Groin vs Roin - What's the difference?

groin | roin |

As nouns the difference between groin and roin

is that groin is the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region while roin is a scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot.

As verbs the difference between groin and roin

is that groin is to deliver a blow to the genitals while roin is to growl; to roar.

groin

English

(wikipedia groin)

Etymology 1

From earlier grine, from (etyl) grinde, grynde, from (etyl) ; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.

Noun

(en noun)
  • The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
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  • The area adjoining this fold or depression.
    • He pulled a muscle in his groin .
  • (architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
  • (euphemistic) The genitals.
    • He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
  • (geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults.
    • Coordinate terms
    * inguinal

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deliver a blow to the genitals.
    • In the scrum he somehow got groined .
    She groined him and ran to the car.
  • (architecture) To build with groins.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
    • (Chaucer)
  • * Spenser
    • bears that groined continually

    Anagrams

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    roin

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) runger, ultimately of imitative origin.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To growl; to roar.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.9:
    • Yet did he murmure with rebellious sound, / And softly royne , when salvage choler gan redound.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ruinne, roin et al., of uncertain origin. Compare roynish.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot.
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