Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pintle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pintle \Pin"tle\, n. [A diminutive of {Pin}.]
1. A little pin.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pintle
n : a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
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