quilltail

noun

Etymology

From quill + tail.

  1. derived from *deḱ-
  2. derived from *doḱ-
  3. inherited from *taglą
  4. inherited from *tagl
  5. inherited from tæġl
  6. inherited from tail
  7. compounded as quilltail — “quill + tail

Definitions

  1. The ruddy duck.

The neighborhood

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