I dont think there is anything that has more names for it than a -----.
There have to be a million of them.
KH

"Lee Ayrton" <layrton@panix.com> wrote in message
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> Pintle. It is a Middle English word meaning "-----", its use in trailers
> goes back to the age of cannon and gun carriages.
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> On Mon, 6 Sep 2004, Kevin in San Diego wrote:
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>> Thanks Tom,
>> I was on the fence debating with myself is it pintle or pindle. lol. I
>> just
>> remember that when I was in the AF we used to get in trouble for not
>> putting
>> the pin back in the pintle hook when not in use.
>> KH
>>
>> "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
>> news:uqZ_c.16713$Xr.12215@newssvr24.news.prodigy.c om...
>>> Well, close...pintle.
>>>
>>> Kevin in San Diego wrote:
>>>> When I saw the pindle hook I instantly thought it was military.
>>>> KH
>>>> Did I spell pindle right?
>>>> KH
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>>> Pronunciation: 'jEp
>>> Function: noun
>>> Date: 1940
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>>> Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
>>> A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
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