Pin"tle (?), n. [A diminutive of Pin.]
1.
A little pin.
2. Mech.
An upright pivot pin
; as: (a)
The pivot pin of a hinge
. (b)
A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns
. (c)
A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages
. (d)
A kingbolt of a wagon.
© Webster 1913.