shilling

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

Noun

historical US

(historical) 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.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的に）英国、アイルランド、マルタ、オーストラリア、ニュージーランド、その他多くのコモンウェルス諸国でかつて使用された貨幣で、12オールドペンスまたはポンドスターリングの1/20に相当する。

What is this buttons?

Grandfather gave me a worn shilling that he carried in his pocket during the war.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

祖父は、戦時中にポケットに入れていた使い古された硬貨（かつてイギリスや他の英連邦諸国で使われ、12の旧ペンス、つまり1ポンドの20分の1に相当する）を私にくれた。

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Sense（1）

(historical) 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. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair.

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Sense（2）

The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.

Sense（3）

(US, historical) A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.

Sense（4）

shillings

（ plural ）

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