| 单词 | to block a shilling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto block a shilling 3. transitive. to block a shilling: to exchange a shilling for something, to exchange money for a drink. Now rare. Π 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) To exchange; as, ‘to block a shilling,’ to exchange it, i.e. to bargain by accepting copper in lieu of it. Dumfr. 1935 in Sc. National Dict. (1941) II. 180/3 [Banffshire] Come awa into Tibbie's an' I'll block a shillin' wi' ye. < as lemmas |
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