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shill
(derogatory) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly. / To put under cover; to sheal. / (UK, obsolete, dialect) To shell.
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King's shilling
a shilling accepted by new recruits when tricked into or agreeing to enlist into the British army or navy during the 18th and 19th centuries.
shilling shockers
plural of shilling shocker
shilling shocker
(Britain, historical) A cheap paperback book produced for the mass market in 19th-century Britain, often consolidating twelve to fifteen episodes of a serial novel whose chapters had previously been published separately as penny dreadful pamphlets. Shilling shockers were typically focused on the subjects of crime and violence and were especially popular in late Victorian England. The novels were rather short and cost one shilling.
take the shilling
(UK, historical) To enlist as a soldier by accepting a shilling from the recruiting officer.
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tenpence to the shilling
shilling sign
The symbol '/' used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation to separate shillings from pence when writing out sums of money. (Examples: 7/6 = seven shillings and six pence; 7/- = seven shillings exactly.)
