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spine(point, short, needle, spike)
10
pinion(fringe, feather, plume)
9
barb(point, short, needle, spike)
9
shaft(point, hook, dart, fringe)
8
calamus(fringe, feather, plume)
7
pen(instrument, writing, feather)
6
plume(fringe, feather)
6
feather(tuft, plumage)
6
spike(point, needle, hook, hair)
6
down
6
instrument
6
prickle(point, short, spike, hook)
6
spur
6
thorn(point, short, spike, hook)
5
bristle(point, short, grass, hair)
5
needle(needle, spike, spine)
4
prick
4
prong
4
quill feather(expression, idiom)
3
flight feather(expression, idiom)
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