pintle Meaning & Definition
What Does Pintle Mean?
Pintle is a noun that means The penis. It is also used to mean 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.
Pintle: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɪntəl/ |
| Plural | pintles |
Pintle Definition (Noun)
- The penis.
- 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.
- 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.
Noun
- (now dialectal) The penis, or tarse.
- (gunnery) An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.
Synonyms of Pintle
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Pintle synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
pintle (plural pintles)
Words That Rhyme With Pintle
Origin of Pintle
From Middle English pyntel, from Old English pintel (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *pint(i), from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”), equivalent to pin + -le. Cognate with North Frisian pint (“male member, penis”), West Frisian pyt (“male member, penis”), Dutch piet (“penis”), German Low German and German Pint (“penis”), West Flemish pint, piet (“tip, spike, penis”), Danish pint, pintel (“penis”), Norwegian dialectal pintol (“penis”), dialectal Swedish pitt (“penis”). More at pin, pen.