What does quill mean?

Answer 1

1. one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 2. the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. 3. a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing. 4. one of the hollow spines on a porcupine or hedgehog. 5. a plectrum of a harpsichord. 6. a roll of bark, as of cinnamon, formed in drying. 7. a reed or other hollow stem on which yarn is wound. 8. a bobbin or spool. 9. a toothpick. 10. Machinery. a. a hollow shaft or sleeve through which another independently rotating shaft may pass. b. a shaft, joined to and supported by two other shafts or machines, for transmitting motion from one to the other. c. a rotating toolholder used in boring or facing internal angles. 11. a musical pipe, esp. one made from a hollow reed. -verb (used with object) 12. Textiles. a. to arrange (fabric) in flutes or cylindrical ridges, as along the edge of a garment, hem, etc. b. to wind on a quill, as yarn. 13. to penetrate with, or as if with, a quill or quills. 14. to extract a quill or quills from: to quill a duck before cooking it.