Pintle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pintle
       n : a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "pintle":
     arbor, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle-tree,
     distaff, fulcrum, gimbal, gudgeon, hinge, hingle, hub, mandrel,
     nave, oarlock, pin, pivot, pole, radiant, rowlock, spindle, swivel,
     trunnion