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 pintles of the hinges should also be carefully adjusted so that the joint members of the door shall remain true.

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

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When I got under the ship's bottom, somehow the screw struck the iron bar that passes from the rudder pintle, and wouldn't hold on anyhow I could fix it.

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The rudder is hooked to this by means of two hooks called pintles.

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With a gun on a travelling-carriage, to release it from the limber, by lifting the trail off the pintle and placing it on the ground, thus bringing it to the position for action.

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