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quille

quille

French

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

  1. skittle
  2. (colloquial) pin, peg (leg)
  3. (military slang) demob
  4. (juggling) club
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kilir, plural of kjǫlr (keel), from Proto-Germanic *keluz.

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

  1. (nautical) keel