1771 T. S. Kuckahn in (Royal Soc.) 60 314 An incision just big enough to introduce the end of a quill-barrel.
1812 R. Southey in 8 351 What quantity of quill-barrel ought to be allowed for a clerk's daily consumption.
1985 93 254 The quill barrels were hardened by dipping them in a solution of alum or nitric acid.