siller
Americannoun
noun
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silver
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money
adjective
Etymology
Origin of siller
a Scot variant of silver
Example Sentences
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My secret's oot; an', whether that callant tells Sleuthie or no, it's clear I canna keep langer this siller in a thatched cottage.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
Dinna believe him, hinny; the man that can win siller at the law, will lose it naewhere.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
At ilka tippit o' his horse mane There hang a siller bell; The wind was loud, the steed was proud,15 And they gae a sindry knell.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
"My love gae me a siller wand, 'Twas to rule ower a' Scotland;10 And she gae me a gay gowd ring, The virtue o't was above a' thing."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
"And has mints o' siller?" rejoined Mr. Buchanan.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton
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