PINTAIL
Pin"tail`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); — called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
PIN-TAILED
Pin"-tailed`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; — said of birds.
PINTLE
Pin"tle, n. Etym: [A diminutive of Pin.]
1. A little pin.
2. (Mech.)