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Definition groin

Etymology 1

From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (�abyss�) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.

Noun

groin (plural groins)

1. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
2. The area adjoining this fold or depression.
3. (architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
4. (euphemistic) The genitals.
5. (geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults.

Verb

groin (third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined)

1. To deliver a blow to the genitals of.
2. (architecture) To build with groins.
3. (literary) To hollow out, to excavate.

Etymology 2

From Middle English groynen, from a mixture of Old French groignier, grougnier (from Latin grunni?) and Old English grunnian (from Proto-Germanic *grunn?n?).

Verb

groin (third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined)

1. To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.

Etymology 3

Noun

groin (plural groins)

1. Alternative spelling of groyne

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