Synonyms for groin

Grammar : Noun

Spell : groin

Phonetic Transcription : grɔɪn

Définition of groin

Origin : 1590s, earlier grine (1530s), from Middle English grynde "groin" (c.1400), originally "depression in the ground," from Old English grynde "abyss," perhaps also "depression, hollow," from Proto-Germanic *grundus (see ground). Altered 16c. by influence of loin or obsolete groin "snout." The architectural groin "edge formed by the intersection of two vaults" is from 1725.

noun crotch

Example sentences :

But as he was making for the ladder a bullet struck him in the groin and he fell.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

It is often seen at the navel and sometimes in the groin as early as the second week.
Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler

Then the Nipe came in low, at an angle, trying for the groin.
Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Pure air and cleanliness of groin and wound are to be obtained.
Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture

His son John suffered from it in the groin and on the thigh; 2.
Extract from : « Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer » by John Kent

Lig-magte made a fist of his good hand and crashed it into Brion's groin.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

The Constable himself, with a wound in the groin, was a captive.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 » by John Lothrop Motley

But Hector saw him, and thrust at him with his spear, smiting him in the groin, so that he fell.
Extract from : « Stories of the Old world » by Alfred John Church

Figs. 8, 9, and 10 are and cross bandages in case of injuries in the groin.
Extract from : « Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration » by W. B. Lord

He had seen foreign wars himself and had a hack on the groin.
Extract from : « The Lost Pibroch » by Neil Munro

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