The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quenouille training
Quenouille training \Que*nouille train"ing\ [F. quenouille distaff.] (Hort.) A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning.
Wiktionary
quenouille training
n. (context archaic English) A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and prune.