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Groyne vs Groin - What's the difference?

groyne | groin |

As nouns the difference between groyne and groin

is that groyne is a (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater while groin is the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

As a verb groin is

to deliver a blow to the genitals.

groyne

English

Noun

(wikipedia groyne) (en noun)
  • A (usually wooden) structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater
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    • 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.
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    * 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

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