pintle
English
/ˈpɪntəl/
noun
Definitions
- (now dialectal) The penis, or tarse.
- (nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
- (gunnery) An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pintil inherited from Old English pintel (penis) derived from Proto-Germanic *pint- (protrusion) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (edge, pointed peg, nail, protruding object, peg, tip, protruding point) suf from English pin.
Origin
English
pin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breastpin English
- candlepin English
- centerpin English
- centrepin English
- clothespin English
- crankpin English
- depin English
- driftpin English
- endpin English
- hairpin English
- hatpin English
- headpin English
- hemipenis English
- kingpin English
- macropenis English
- megalopenis English
- megapenis English
- micropenis English
- multipin English
- neopenis English
- neuropin English
- ninepin English
- nosepin English
- peenie English
- penectomy English
- penile English
- penis English
- penis fish English
- peniscopy English
- penised English
- penisless English
- penislike English
- penisocracy English
- penisy English
- pin English
- pinafore English
- pinback English
- pinball English
- pinboard English
- pincloth English
- pincushion English
- pindick English
- pinfall English
- pinfeather English
- pinfeathered English
- pinfire English
- pinfish English
- pinhead English
- pinheaded English
- pinhold English
- pinhole English
- pinless English
- pinlike English
- pinmaker English
- pinman English
- pinnable English
- pinnee English
- pinner English
- pinout English
- pinpoint English
- pinprick English
- pinscape English
- pinscreen English
- pinsetter English
- pinsetting English
- pinspotter English
- pinspotting English
- pinstripe English
- pinstriped English
- pintable English
- pintail English
- pintailed English
- pintuck English
- pinwale English
- pinweed English
- pinwheel English
- pinworm English
- polypin English
- pseudopenis English
- pushpin English
- repin English
- scarfpin English
- stickpin English
- superpenis English
- tailpin English
- tholepin English
- tiepin English
- underpin English
- unpin English
- unpinnable English
- pin Spanish, Castilian
- *bend- Proto-Indo-European
- *pes- Proto-Indo-European
- *pennō Proto-Germanic
- *pinn- Proto-Germanic
- *pinnaz Proto-Germanic
- *pint- Proto-Germanic
- pintel Old English
- pinne Middle English
- pintil Middle English
- ပင်အပ် Burmese
- পেনিস Bengali
- piin Banoni
- pin
- unpin
- depin
- repin
- penis
- tiepin
- pinman
- endpin
- pinout
- penisy
- pinner
- hatpin
- peenie
- penile
- pinnee
- hairpin
- pinlike
- pinworm
- pintuck
- tailpin
- pinback
- pushpin
- pintail
- pinhold
- pinless
- pinhead
- pinfall
- pinball
- penised
- pinfire
- headpin
- pindick
- pinfish
- pinhole
- ninepin
- pinweed
- nosepin
- pinwale
- polypin
- kingpin
- pinscape
- pintable
- driftpin
- underpin
- neopenis
- pinwheel
- pinnable
- pinboard
- pinmaker
- multipin
- stickpin
- pincloth
- pinprick
- neuropin
- pinafore
- scarfpin
- crankpin
- pinpoint
- tholepin
- peniscopy
- pinstripe
- candlepin
- penectomy
- breastpin
- penisless
- pintailed
- hemipenis
- megapenis
- pinheaded
- pinscreen
- penislike
- centrepin
- pinsetter
- centerpin
- pinspotter
- clothespin
- unpinnable
- pinsetting
- macropenis
- micropenis
- penis fish
- superpenis
- pinfeather
- pinstriped
- pincushion
- megalopenis
- pseudopenis
- penisocracy
- pinspotting
- pinfeathered