Webster's English Dictionary

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shilling

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  1. money                  1. shil.ling \'shil-in\ n [ME, fr. OE scilling; akin to OHG skilling, a gold 
 
   coin; both fr. a] prehistoric Gmc compound represented by OE scield shield 
   and by OE -ling 1a: a British monetary unit equal to 12 pence or 1/20 pound 
    1b: a coin representing this unit  2: a unit of value equal to 1/20 pound 
   and a corresponding coin  in any of several countries in or formerly in the 
   British Commonwealth 3: any of several early American coins