Category:Pintle

Pin"tle, n. Etym: [a diminutive of pin.]

1. A little pin.

2. (mech.)

Defn: 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.