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.