A pintle is a pin or bolt, usually inserted into a gudgeon, which is used as part of a pivot or hinge. Pintle/gudgeon sets have many applications, for example: in sailing to hold the rudder onto the boat; in transportation a pincer-type device clamps through a lunette ring on the tongue of a trailer; in controllable solid rocket motors a plug move... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle
• (n.) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages. • (n.) The pivot pin of a hinge. • (n.) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns. • (n.) An upright pivot pin • (n.) A little pin. • (n.) A kingbolt of a wagon. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pintle/
Pin'tle noun [ 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 carria... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/92