Definitions
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
Word origin
From late Middle English quyl, which is first attested in the early 15th century with the meanings "fragment of reed" and "shaft of a feather", probably from Low German and Middle Low German quiele, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to pierce, stick”).
Used in a sentence
“The note was written in a delicate hand with a crow-quill, on primrose-coloured paper, with a lilac seal—the motto "tout à vous;" and the whole with just a faint perfume of jasmine.”
“He picked up his quill and wrote a poem.”
“He touched the tender stops of various quills.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Old writing feather”5 letters
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