Pintle

[pintl]

(noun.) a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge.

Edited by Josie--From WordNet

(n.) A little pin.

(n.) An upright pivot pin

(n.) The pivot pin of a hinge.

(n.) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.

(n.) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages.

(n.) A kingbolt of a wagon.

Checker: Sinclair

n. a little pin: a long iron bolt: the bolt or pin on which the rudder of a ship turns.

Editor: Pratt