Found 2 items, similar to Pintle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pintle
pintle
n : a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pintle
Pintle
\Pin"tle\, n. [A diminutive of
Pin.]
1. A little pin.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mech.) An upright pivot pin; as:
(a) The pivot pin of a hinge.
(b) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.
(c) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds
of gun carriages.
(d) A kingbolt of a wagon.
[1913 Webster]