Carpintero :: Carpintero (n.) A california woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), noted for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in trees. The acorns become infested by insect larvae, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird..

Cuckoopint :: Cuckoopint (n.) A plant of the genus Arum (A. maculatum); the European wake-robin.

Pint :: Pint (n.) A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart..

Pint :: Pint (n.) The laughing gull.

Pintado :: Pintado (n.) Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea..

Pintados :: Pintados (pl. ) of Pintad.

Pintail :: Pintail (n.) 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..

Pintail :: Pintail (n.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocaetes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail..

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A little pin.

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) An upright pivot pi.

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) The pivot pin of a hinge.

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

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

Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A kingbolt of a wagon.

Pintos :: Pintos (n. pl.) A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco. They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face irregularly spotted with white. Called also speckled Indians.

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