___ one's loins
The crossword clue "___ one's loins" is answered by GIRD, a 4-letter entry. Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GIRD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GIRD answer page.
Used 10 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GIRD
Every other clue in this collection answered by GIRD, most used first.
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- Bind with a belt - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Fortify - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
- Strengthen - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Put one's foot down - STEP, used 57 times
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