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PINTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pintle mean?
• PINTLE (noun)
The noun PINTLE has 1 sense:
1. a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
Familiarity information: PINTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pintle" is a kind of...):
pin; pivot (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)
Holonyms ("pintle" is a part of...):
flexible joint; hinge (a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other)
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