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Pintle vs Pistle - What's the difference?

pintle | pistle |

As nouns the difference between pintle and pistle

is that pintle is (now dialectal) the penis while pistle is (obsolete) a written communication; a letter, an epistle.

pintle

English

(wikipedia pintle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (now dialectal) The penis.
  • A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
  • * 2005 , (2006), page 31:
    • The train had a searchlight mounted on a pintle on a flat car.
  • *
  • (gunnery) An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.

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    pistle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A written communication; a letter, an epistle.
  • *1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts XV:
  • *:When they were departed, they cam to Antioche and gaddred the multitude togedder and delivered the pistle .