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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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 Hogg, James
She pat on her back her silken gown,25 An' on her breast a siller pin, An' she's ta'en a sister in ilka hand, An' to the green-wood she is gane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
She had often, indeed, said, with Jenny Deans, "It is no matter which has the siller, if the other wants it."
From Delusion, or The Witch of New England by Lee, Eliza Buckminster
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 Leighton, Alexander
"Will ye no tak' the siller in place o' caution."
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander
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