pintle
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Noun — A pin on the buckle of a belt used to fit into the holes of the belt and hold it at the desired level of tightness.
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Etymology
From Middle English pyntel, from Old English pintel (“penis”), from Proto-West Germanic *pint(i), from Proto-Germanic *pint- (“protrusion”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“peg, tip, protruding point, edge”), equivalent to pin + -le. Cognate with North Frisian pint (“male member, penis”), West Frisian pyt (“male memb...
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