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Shilling
Shilling Shil"ling, n. [OE. shilling, schilling, AS. scilling;
akin to D. schelling, OS. & OHG. scilling, G. schilling, Sw.
& Dan. skilling, Icel. skillingr, Goth. skilliggs, and perh.
to OHG. scellan to sound, G. schallen.]
1. 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.
2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing
in value in different States. It is not now legally
recognized.
Note: Many of the States while colonies had issued bills of
credit which had depreciated in different degrees in
the different colonies. Thus, in New England currency
(used also in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida),
after the adoption of the decimal system, the pound in
paper money was worth only $3.333, and the shilling 16?
cts., or 6s. to $1; in New York currency (also in North
Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan), the pound was worth
$2.50, and the shilling 121/2 cts., or 8s. to $1; in
Pennsylvania currency (also in New Jersey, Delaware,
and Maryland), the pound was worth $2.70, and the
shilling 131/2 cts., or 7s. 6d. to $1; and in Georgia
currency (also in South Carolina), the pound was worth
$4.29?, and the shilling 21? cts., or 4s 8d. to $1. In
many parts of the country . . . the reckoning by
shillings and pence is not yet entirely abandoned.
--Am. Cyc.
York shilling 3. 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.
York shilling. Same as Shilling, 3.
Meaning of Shillin from wikipedia
- The
Somaliland shilling (Somali:
Shillin Somaliland, Arabic: شلن صوماليلاندي; abbreviation: SLS; symbol: /-,
sometimes prefixed Sl.Sh.) is the official...
-
syiling (pronounced like shilling)
means "coin". In
Egypt and
Jordan the
shillin (Arabic: شلن) is
equal to 1/20 (five
qirshes — Arabic: قرش, English: piastres)...
- a
prize by ****ann na
nGaedheal for his anti-enlistment play, The
Saxon Shillin'.
Through his
plays he
became involved with the
National Theatre Society...
- "Broomhill's
Bonny Dochter" 2176. "The
Barns of Beneuchies" 2177. "A
Shillin or Twa" 2178. "A
Shillin or Twa" 2179. "Ellen of Aberdeen" 2180. "Drumdelgie" 2181....
- He Reigneth" "Sestina of the Tramp-Royal" "Settler" "Seven Watchmen" "
Shillin' a Day" "Sir Richard's Song" "A Smuggler's Song" "Snarleyow" "Soldier an'...
- Widow's Party" "Ford o'
Kabul River" "Gentlemen-Rankers" "Route Marchin'" "
Shillin' a Day" From The
Seven Seas "Back to the Army Again" "Birds of Prey" March...
-
recorded by
Jimmie Barker of Brewarrina,
Emily Horneville (Mrs Ornable) and
Shillin Jackson of Goodooga, and
Robin Campbell of Weilmoringle. The
Murawari language...
- ax thee
naught fer the babby, an' the halter's
worth a quart. Come, say
shillins!" In
various cases, when wife
sales split families, it
appears that the...
- Jinjipu, and when Du
Wenxiu started the
Panthay Rebellion in Yunnan, Ma
Shillin became one Du's commanders.
After defending the
fortress of Donggouzhai...
- An happy,
bright new year. An
atter that, they ate an drunk, As much as they wur willin; Then out
comes grammer, an she gies To
every man a
shillin......
