OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9258

shilling

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chelín
A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
A great bargain also had been[…]the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting.…
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