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What (who) is pintle$515038$ - definition
GENERALLY, THE PIN OR BOLT AROUND WHICH A HINGE PIVOTS
Pintles; Pintle hook; Pintle hitch
![Swivel caster]] with pintle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Swivel caster.jpg?width=200 "Swivel caster]] with pintle")
![[[Lunette ring]], used with a pintle in heavy towing applications](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NATO tow bar rotated 180 degrees.jpg?width=200 "[[Lunette ring]], used with a pintle in heavy towing applications")
pintle
['p?nt(?)l]
¦ noun a pin or bolt on which a rudder turns.
Origin
OE pintel 'penis', perh. a dimin., of unknown ultimate origin.
Pintle
·noun A little pin.
II. Pintle ·noun An upright pivot pin.
III. Pintle ·noun A kingbolt of a wagon.
IV. Pintle ·noun The pivot pin of a hinge.
V. Pintle ·noun A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.
VI. Pintle ·noun A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages.
gudgeon
Gudgeons; Pintle and gudgeon
gudgeon1 ['g?d?(?)n]
¦ noun
1. a small freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers. [Gobio gobio.]
2. archaic a credulous person.
Origin
ME: from OFr. goujon, from L. gobio(n-), from gobius 'goby'.
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gudgeon2 ['g?d?(?)n]
¦ noun
1. a pivot or spindle on which a bell or other object swings or rotates.
2. the tubular part of a hinge into which the pin fits.
3. a socket at the stern of a boat, into which the rudder is fitted.
4. a pin holding two blocks of stone together.
Origin
ME: from OFr. goujon, dimin. of gouge (see gouge).
Wikipedia
Pintle
A pintle is a pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge. Other applications include pintle and lunette ring for towing, and pintle pins securing casters in furniture.
