Pĭn’tle, n.

(pĭn’tl), n. [A diminutive of pin.]

1. A little pin.
2. (Artil.) A long iron bolt to prevent the recoil of a cannon.
3. (Naut.) A hook on which a rudder is hung to its post. Totten.
4. A contrivance, usually of cast iron, consisting of two thick, circular plates, connected by a solid, cylindrical supporter, to be placed between upright posts, between the floors of stories, and the like.