pintle

[pin-tl]

noun

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

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

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

Origin of pintle

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

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Examples from the Web for pintle

Historical Examples of pintle

The pintle (Fig. 163) should be fitted before the painting is started.
Boys' Book of Model Boats
Raymond Francis Yates
The "acorn" is the head of the "pintle" or pin that passes thru the knuckle.
Handwork in Wood
William Noyes
A speek was a large nail; a pintle, then as now, a rudder-pin.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period
Various
Before I could thank my stars, the pintle, or hook on which the rudder hangs, broke off.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
Henry J. Coke
Charlie, tell him what's wanted; we can't work the pintle in from the deck.
Moran of the Lady Letty
Frank Norris

British Dictionary definitions for pintle

pintle

noun

a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

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

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

Word Origin for pintle

Old English pintel penis

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