‖n. [ Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker. ] 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 larvæ, which, when grown, are extracted for food by the bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Arum (Arum maculatum); the European wake-robin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a common European arum (Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring, and is the source of a sagolike starch called arum.
Syn. -- cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark, pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having been made on or in a larger measure. See Paint. ] A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The laughing gull. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Pintados [ Sp., painted, fr. pintar to paint. ] 1. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A fish (Scomberomorus regalis) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. (Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pediocætes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ A diminutive of Pin. ] 1. A little pin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) An upright pivot pin; as: (a) The pivot pin of a hinge. (b) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns. (c) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages. (d) A kingbolt of a wagon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Sp., painted. ] Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Any pied animal; esp., a pied or “painted” horse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. pl.; sing. Pinto [ Sp., painted, mottled. ] (Eyhnol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ After Richard Pintsch, German inventor. ] A kind of oil gas extensively used for lighting railroad cars, which carry it in compressed form. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. spinqari`s spark + -scope. ] A small instrument containing a minute particle of a radium compound mounted in front of a fluorescent screen and viewed with magnifying lenses. The tiny flashes produced by the continual bombardment of the screen by the α rays are thus rendered visible. -- Spin*thar`i*scop"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]