pintle

Meaning

Noun

• The penis.
• A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
• An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.

Origin

• From Middle English pyntel, from Old English pintel, from Proto-Germanic *pint-, from Proto-Indo-European *bend-, equivalent to pin + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German pint ("male member, penis"), West Flemish pint ("tip"), Norwegian dialectal pintol. More at pin, pen.