pine tree shilling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pine tree shilling
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In a Jan. 6 Vault, Rebecca Onion misstated that the pine tree shilling, a colonial-era coin, was “printed” in 1652.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2015
The old people were displeased with the match and cut Rebecca off with "one pine tree shilling."
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
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