Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, worth one twentieth of a pound, 5 new pence, or 12 old pence prior to 1971.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In archery, a measure of weight for arrows, equal to the weight of a new (British) silver shilling: as, a 4s. 6d. arrow.
- noun A coin or money of account, of varying value, in use among the Anglo-Saxons and other Teutonic peoples.
- noun An English silver coin, first issued by Henry VII., in whose reign it weighed 144 grains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.
- noun In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized.
- noun The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12� cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2.
- noun Same as
Shilling , 3.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
shill . - noun A
coin formerly used in theUnited Kingdom ,Ireland ,Malta ,Australia ,New Zealand and many otherCommonwealth countries. - noun The currency of
Kenya ,Somalia ,Tanzania andUganda . - noun US, historical A
currency in theUnited States , differing in value between states. - noun US, historical The
Spanish real , formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
- noun the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
- noun an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
- noun the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
- noun a former monetary unit in Great Britain
- noun the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A YOUNG spendthrift being apprised that he had given a shilling when sixpence would have been enough, remarked that "He knew no difference between a _shilling_ and _sixpence_."
The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mark Lemon 1839
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Those with a taste for alliteration could employ the term shilling shocker, as in the Illustrated London News of 17 September 1887: "The three-volume novel may be dying out, as they tell us; but we have the shilling shocker rampant among us."
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Here is declared unto us that some laboured the whole day, which are hired for a penny, that is of our money ten pence: for like as we have a piece of money which we call a shilling, and is in value twelve pence, so the
The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. John Welch
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This "shilling" is further damaging the Clinton legacy.
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The term 'shilling' comes from the Italian solidus, and penny from denarius.
cafebabel.com 2009
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All they have to cover and spin their corporatist shilling is the Big Lie.
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Crying and moaning about something carl cameron supposedly said while not making a phucking peep about what ed the shill schultzy said which was blatant shilling is called HYPOCRISY!
Think Progress » Carl Cameron Gets Chummy With Brown Supporters, Ducks Question Of Fox News’ Ethics 2010
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Crying and moaning about something carl cameron supposedly said while not making a phucking peep about what ed the shill schultzy said which was blatant shilling is called HYPOCRISY!
Think Progress » Carl Cameron Gets Chummy With Brown Supporters, Ducks Question Of Fox News’ Ethics 2010
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He says she's a liar who is more interested in shilling cruises and luxury car leases than anything else.
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He says she's a liar who is more interested in shilling cruises and luxury car leases than anything else.
Is Suze Orman Nothing But A Lying Shill? - The Consumerist 2009
johnmperry commented on the word shilling
July 17, 2008