loi

n. [ OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed) LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. Lends, Lumbar, Nombles. ] 1. That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called the reins. See Illust. of Beef. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cut of meat taken from this part of a food animal, as from cattle or hogs. [ PJC ]

3. pl. The pubic area; the genitalia, especially in women; as, receptive loins. [ PJC ]

n. A cloth covering for the loins, worn around the hips; -- sometimes worn in tropical areas as the only article of clothing.
Syn. -- breechcloth, breechclout, G-string. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. glis, gliris. ] (Zool.) A large European dormouse (Myoxus glis). [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a French river which flows into the North Atlantic.
Syn. -- Loire River. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A genus of plants having only one species, the alpine azalea.
Syn. -- genus Loiseleuria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Loitered p. pr. & vb. n. Loitering. ] [ D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar. ] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory; to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sir John, you loiter here too long. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [ Obs. ] Spenser.

Syn. -- To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who loiters; an idler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An idle vagrant; a tramp. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]