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quill shaft — /ˈkwɪl ʃaft/ (say kwil shahft) noun a hollow shaft revolving on an inner spindle …
quill shaft — A hollow shaft … Dictionary of automotive terms
shaft — A long smooth surfaced bar of metal with a circular (round) cross section. See armature shaft arm shaft auxilliar drive shaft axle shaft balance shaft bevel drive shaft cardan shaft clutch shaft composite propeller shaft … Dictionary of automotive terms
quill — /kwɪl / (say kwil) noun 1. one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 2. the hard, tubelike part of a feather of a bird, nearest the body, extending to the superior umbilicus. 3. a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for… …
quill — like, adj. /kwil/, n. 1. one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird. 2. the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather. See illus. under feather. 3. a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing. 4. one of the hollow spines on a … Universalium
quill — [kwil] n. [ME quil, hollow stalk, weaver s quill, prob. < MLowG or MDu, as in LowG quiele, quill of a feather < ? IE base * gwel , to stick, stab] 1. any of the large, stiff wing or tail feathers of a bird 2. the hollow, horny stem of a… … English World dictionary
quill — ► NOUN 1) a main wing or tail feather of a bird. 2) the hollow shaft of a feather, especially the lower part that lacks barbs. 3) a pen made from a quill. 4) a hollow sharp spine of a porcupine, hedgehog, etc. ORIGIN probably from Low German… … English terms dictionary
Quill drive — A quill drive is a mechanism that allows a drive shaft to shift its position (either axially, radially, or both) relative to its driving shaft. It consists of a hollow driving shaft (the quill) with a driven shaft inside it. The two are connected … Wikipedia
Quill — Feathers in stages of being made into quills Ink bottle and quill A quill … Wikipedia
Quill (disambiguation) — *A quill is a pen made from a feather.Quill can also refer to:*A character from ; *Quill (comics), the X men character; *Quill drive, a mechanism to connect drive shafts together so they need not be oriented in the same direction; *Quill Lake,… … Wikipedia
