pintle

American  

[pin-tl] / ˈpɪn tl /

noun

1. a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.

2. a pin, bolt, or hook by which a gun or the like is attached to the rear of a towing vehicle.

3. a cast iron or steel base for a wooden post, often cast in a single piece with a cap for a lower post.

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pintle British  

/ ˈpɪntəl /

noun

1. a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

2. the link bolt, hook, or pin on a vehicle's towing bracket

3. the needle or plunger of the injection valve of an oil engine

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Etymology

Origin of pintle

before 1100; Middle English pintel penis, Old English; cognate with Old Danish pintel

Example Sentences

The pintle on which the rudder fits and swings is a strip of brass, the width of the after fin, a wire pin being hard-soldered in to fit up into the rudder.

From Boys' Book of Model Boats by Yates, Raymond F. (Raymond Francis)

The rudder also was found to be much injured, the rudder-head being split through the centre, as low down as the upper pintle.

From True Blue by Kingston, William Henry Giles

It took but a minute to adjust the pintle, and Wilbur regained the deck again, dripping and a little pale.

From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank

On the trail transom, pintle plates rimmed the hole that went over the pintle on the limber.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert

The pintles are hooks which enter the braces, and the rudder is then wood-locked; a dumb pintle on the heel finally takes the strain off the hinging portions.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir