loin

n 1: a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal

between the ribs and the rump

2: each side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs

in humans as well as quadrupeds [syn: {loins}]

join

1. {inner join} (common) or {outer join} (less

common).

2. {least upper bound}.

(1998-11-23)