pintle

noun

pin·​tle ˈpin-tᵊl How to pronounce pintle (audio)
: a usually upright pivot pin on which another part turns

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Iron door hinges, locks and pintles were forged by Ron Siebler, the beloved Dallas do-everything building craftsman. Mark Lamster architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 Early on, in fact, SpaceX had a legal confrontation with Northrop over the pintle engine injector technology used in the Merlin rocket engine that powered the Falcon 1, and later Falcon 9 rocket. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024 The horizontal weld that attaches a mild steel angle to the slider rail for super doubles/pintle hook operations may be missing. Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English pintel, literally, penis, from Old English; akin to Middle Low German pint penis, Old English pinn pin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pintle was in the 15th century

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“Pintle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pintle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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