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noun

groin n. The snout of a swine. (Obs.)

Groin n.

(Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.

(Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.

(Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.

A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle. (Eng.)

verb

Groin v. t. (past & past part. groined; pres. part. groining) (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins. "The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity."

Groin v. i. To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. (Obs.) "Bears that groined coatinually."

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Etymology of 'Groin'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Groin" Quotes from Famous Books

... death had been caused. The missing teeth corresponded to those lost by Charles, there was a scar just where he had received his wound at Montl'hery, the finger nails were long like his, a wound on the shoulder, a fistula on the groin, and an ingrowing nail were additional marks of identification,—six definite proofs in all. Among those who gazed at this wretched sight, on that January morning, were men intimately ...

— Charles the Bold - Last Duke Of Burgundy, 1433-1477 • Ruth Putnam

... Doug thrust out a spurred boot and the two young riders went down among the table legs. Inez twisted in Peter's grasp, but he pinioned both of her hands and watched the struggle anxiously. Suddenly he saw Douglas drive his knee violently into Scott's groin. Scott groaned and went limp. Douglas got to his knees and tied Scott's hands together with his own neckerchief. Then he dragged Scott to a sitting position against the wall and again covered him with his gun. Slowly the agony ...

— Judith of the Godless Valley • Honore Willsie

... made at Sermaise, forgetful of le Merdi. It was shrewd work. Presently they were fighting in the moonlight, hammer-and-tongs, as the saying is, and presently Sermaise was cursing like a madman, for Francois had wounded him in the groin. Window after window rattled open as the Rue Saint Jacques ran nightcapped to peer at the brawl. Then as Francois hurled back his sword to slash at the priest's shaven head—Frenchmen had not yet learned to thrust with the point in the Italian manner—Jehan le Merdi leapt from ...

— The Line of Love - Dizain des Mariages • James Branch Cabell

... began to have cramps in the calves of my legs, and finally it seemed to me that the muscles were tied into knots. Sharp, intense pains in the groin made it torture to lift in feet above the level of the snow, and I was never more thankful for rest in my life than when that day's work was finished. Easton confessed to me that he had an attack ...

— The Long Labrador Trail • Dillon Wallace

... two furious shades, on whom Mine eye was held, I turn'd it back to view The other cursed spirits. One I saw In fashion like a lute, had but the groin Been sever'd, where it meets the forked part. Swoln dropsy, disproportioning the limbs With ill-converted moisture, that the paunch Suits not the visage, open'd wide his lips Gasping as in the hectic man for drought, One towards the ...

— The Divine Comedy, Complete - The Vision of Paradise, Purgatory and Hell • Dante Alighieri

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