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Etymology
Old English pintel �penis�.

Noun
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1. context|now dialectal The penis.
2. A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.

#*2005: The train had a searchlight mounted on a pintle on a flat car. � James Meek, The People's Act of Love (Canongate 2006, p. 31)

1. context|gunnery An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.

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