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==English==
{{wikipedia}}
{{Commons}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|pintel}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|en|enm|pyntel}}, from {{inh|en|ang|pintel|t=penis}}, from {{der|en|gem-pro|*pint-|t=protrusion}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*bend-|t=peg, tip, protruding point, edge}}, equivalent to {{suf|en|pin|le|id2=diminutive noun}}. Cognate with {{cog|gml|pint||male member, penis}}, {{cog|vls|pint||tip}}, {{cog|no|-}} dialectal {{m|no|pintol||penis}}. More at {{l|en|pin}}, {{l|en|pen}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{multiple images
|direction = vertical
|image1 = Pintle and gudgeon.png
|caption1 = An illustration of a [[pintle]] and a gudgeon ''(etymology 2, sense 1)'' which fits into it to form a [[pivot#Verb|pivoting]] [[joint#Noun|joint]].
|image2 = Pintle and gudgeon rudder system scheme.svg
|caption2 = A [[rudder]] [[system]] of a [[boat#Noun|boat]] [[make use|making use]] of pintles ''(blue, number 2)'' and gudgeons ''(etymology 2, sense 1.1; green, number 3)''.
}}

* {{IPA|en|/ˈpɪntəl/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pintle.wav|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɪntəl|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|now|dialectal}} The [[penis]].
#: {{syn|en|tarse}}
# {{lb|en|fashion}} A pin on the buckle of a belt used to fit into the holes of the belt and hold it at the desired level of tightness.
# {{lb|en|nautical}} A [[pin]] or [[bolt]], usually vertical, which acts as a [[pivot]] for a [[hinge]] or a [[rudder]].
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=[[w:James Meek (author)|James Meek]]|title=The People’s Act of Love|publisher=[[w:Canongate Books|Canongate]]|year_published=2006|page=31
|passage=The train had a searchlight mounted on a '''pintle''' on a flat car.}}
#* {{seemoreCites|en}}
# {{lb|en|gunnery}} An iron [[pin]] used to control [[recoil]] of a [[cannon]] or around which a gun carriage revolves.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|pivot for a hinge}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|pen|c}}, {{t+|nl|stift|c}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|saranatappi}}
* French: {{t+|fr|broche|f}}, {{t+|fr|tige|f}}
* German: {{t+|de|Achse|f}}, {{t+|de|Stift|m}}
* Ottoman Turkish: {{t|ota|ایكنه|tr=iğne}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=eilnpt|leptin|pintel}}

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==Scots==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|pintel}}, from {{inh|sco|enm|pyntel}}.

===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}

# the [[penis]]

===References===
* {{R:DSL}}