goosequill en · NOUN
Etymology
From goose + quill.
Meanings
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A quill from a goose used as a pen for writing.
Below this, sat two scrivener monks at two little desks, on which were scrolls of parchment and ink-horns and goose-quill pens.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goosequills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |