schilling

American  

[shil-ing] / ˈʃɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. a copper and aluminum coin and monetary unit of Austria until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 groschen. S., Sch.

2. any of various former minor coins of Germany.

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schilling British  

/ ˈʃɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the former standard monetary unit of Austria, divided into 100 groschen; replaced by the euro in 2002

2. an old German coin of low denomination

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Etymology

Origin of schilling

1745–55; < German; cognate with shilling

Example Sentences

From schilling Hummers to waging a holy war on closed captioning, everything Coach O does turns to gold, and come this time next week, the LSU ball coach may well have gone platinum.

From Golf Digest • Jan. 8, 2020

He loses his credibility when he's schilling a gadget.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2018

"The most loathsome kind of film is this "heritage Britain" - it's basically schilling for tourists to get people to come and visit the place," he said.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2015

And the Industrial Association should be ashamed of funding a prize for literature with a mere 25,000 schilling award, when they could fund it with five million schillings right there without even noticing it.”

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2010

I have a ring wt a 4 mark peice and a ii schilling peice.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord