pintle

[ pin-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.

pintle

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pintle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pintle¹

Old English pintel penis

Example Sentences

"Oh for a barrel of powder and a slow match lashed to her rudder pintle!" exclaimed Drake.

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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 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.

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