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shilling
Part of speech: NounA British silver coin, worth about twenty- four cents.
Usage examples "shilling":- I gave it back, and she gave me a shilling. - "The Secret Passage", Fergus Hume.
- I gave her a shilling to keep her from it. - "The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete", George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009.
- The bright shilling had failed him in his hour of need- it was a bad one! - "Self Help", Samuel Smiles.