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queen's shilling

noun

king's shilling.

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Origin of queen's shilling

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby queen's shilling

Queen's pattern, queen's-pawn openings, Queen's proctor, Queen's Regulations, queen's scout, queen's shilling, Queen's speech, Queenstown, Queen Street Farmer, queen substance, queen's ware
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British Dictionary definitions for queen's shilling

queen's shilling

when the sovereign was male king's shilling

noun

(until 1879) a shilling paid to new recruits to the British army
take the queen's shilling British archaic to enlist in the army
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