noun
Meaning 1
The penis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tarse
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pintle
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Pronunciation
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/ˈpɪntəl/
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[ˈphɪntl̩]
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/ˈpɪɾ̃əl/ t-flapping
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[ˈphɪɾ̃l̩] t-flapping
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rhymes with -ɪntəl
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
Meaning 5
a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pivot, pin
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: pen — pivot for a hinge
- Dutch: stift — pivot for a hinge
- Finnish: saranatappi — pivot for a hinge
- French: broche — pivot for a hinge
- French: tige — pivot for a hinge
- German: Achse — pivot for a hinge
- German: Stift — pivot for a hinge
- Japanese: 軸棒 (jikubou) — pivot for a hinge
- Ottoman Turkish: ایكنه (iğne) — pivot for a hinge