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groin

noun

  1. the two creases at the junction of the torso with the thighs, on either side of the pubic area
L23449 on Wikidata ↗

verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L331859 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/ / /ˈɡɹɑɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɒɪ̯n/

noun

  1. US standard spelling of groyne.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English groynen, from a mixture of Old French groignier, grougnier (from Latin grunniō) and Old English grunnian (from Proto-Germanic *grunnōną).

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

    Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,

    Beares, that groynd continually