Pintle Definition
pĭntl
noun
A pin or bolt upon which some other part pivots or turns.
Webster's New World
The pin on which a rudder turns.
American Heritage
The pin on which a gun carriage revolves.
American Heritage
A hook or a bolt on the rear of a towing vehicle for attaching a gun or trailer.
American Heritage
(now dialectal) The penis.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Pintle
Noun
Singular:
pintle
Plural:
pintlesOrigin of Pintle
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From Middle English pintil, from Old English pintel (“penis"), from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protusion"), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge"), equivalent to pin +"Ž -le. Cognate with Middle Low German pint (“male member, penis"), West Flemish pint (“tip"), Norwegian dialectal pintol (“penis"). More at pin, pen.
From Wiktionary
Middle English pintel penis from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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