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loyns

loyns is the obsolete form of loins.

Meaning of loins

Noun

loins pl (plural only)

  1. (euphemistic, plural, plural-only) The pubic region.
    1. (euphemistic, plural, plural-only) The reproductive organs.
      • Neuertheleſſe, thou ſhalt not build the houſe, but thy ſonne that ſhall come foorth out of thy loynes, hee ſhall build the house vnto my Name.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 8:19, column 1

Questions about loyns

What is loyns the obsolete form of?
Loyns is the obsolete form of loins.

Words near loyns in the dictionary

  1. Loyce
  2. Loyd
  3. Loyd's paradox
  4. Loyds
  5. Loyetea
  6. loyns
  7. Loyola
  8. Loyola Heights
  9. Loyolism
  10. Loyolite
  11. Loyolites

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