pintle
Americannoun
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a pin or bolt, especially one on which something turns, as the gudgeon of a hinge.
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a pin, bolt, or hook by which a gun or the like is attached to the rear of a towing vehicle.
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a cast iron or steel base for a wooden post, often cast in a single piece with a cap for a lower post.
noun
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a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
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the link bolt, hook, or pin on a vehicle's towing bracket
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the needle or plunger of the injection valve of an oil engine
Etymology
Origin of pintle
before 1100; Middle English pintel penis, Old English; cognate with Old Danish pintel
Example Sentences
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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
Mr. Shead anchored and made an obstinate defence, but at the first discharge the gun's pintle gave way, and the next time it was fired the gun-carriage was almost torn to pieces.
From The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans by Theodore Roosevelt
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 Frank Norris
What would become of a ship if the pintle that the rudder works on were away?
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Alexander Maclaren
Her timbers had started, her sides were coated with green weed; her rudder, wrenched from its pintle, lay hopelessly askew.
From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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