† brother quilln.Obsolete a (fellow) writer; cf. brother brushn.
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1748 J. M.Scelus's Ghost 9 But I maste haste to yonder Town,..A Brother Quill to warn.
1904 W. F. WaughHouseboat Bk. ix. 75 This morning we had a visit from a bright young reporter from an Alton paper... The first brother quill we had met.