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shilling 1. a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound: not minted in Britain since 1970 2. the standard monetary unit of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda: divided into 100 cents 3. an old monetary unit of the US varying in value in different states 4. Scot an indication of the strength and character of a beer, referring to the price after duty that was formerly paid per barrel |
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Captain John Hull was appointed to manufacture this money, and was to have about one shilling out of every twenty to pay him for the trouble of making them. “This,” cried the young man, with an accent that sounded as if he took a bitter pleasure in his poverty, while he held a shilling up before his eyes, “this is all the treasure that I possess—this and my rifle The only thing to be careful about is that you do not pay more than a shilling for the shilling you earn. |
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