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quill (n.)

c. 1400, "piece of reed or hollow stem of a feather," probably related to Middle High German kil "quill," from Low German quiele, of unknown origin. Meaning "pen made from a (goose) quill" is from 1550s; that of "porcupine spine" is from c. 1600.

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Definitions of quill from WordNet

quill (n.)
pen made from a bird's feather;
Synonyms: quill pen
quill (n.)
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog;
quill (n.)
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird;
Synonyms: flight feather / pinion / quill feather
quill (n.)
the hollow spine of a feather;
Synonyms: calamus / shaft
From wordnet.princeton.edu