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

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pintle

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 Raymond F. (Raymond Francis) Yates

The pintle was located behind the truck axle, near the front driving-wheel axle, and the weight was carried by incline planes that also served as the centering device.

From Introduction of the Locomotive Safety Truck Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: Paper 24 by John H. White

Before I could thank my stars, the pintle, or hook on which the rudder hangs, broke off.

From Tracks of a Rolling Stone by Henry J. (Henry John) Coke

The only difficulty was the breaking of a rudder pintle of the mission boat on a log, but it was soon repaired.

From Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 by Sherburne Friend Cook

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 William Henry Giles Kingston