quill
quill
noun
A large feather from a bird's wing or tail, used as a writing implement.
"The scribe wrote with a finely cut quill."
noun
A stiff, sharp, hollow spine from a porcupine or hedgehog.
"The dog had a porcupine quill in its paw."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: quill pen, shaft, calamus, flight feather, quill feather, pinion