■ noun
1》 a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence.
2》 the basic monetary unit of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, equal to 100 cents.
Phrases
not the full ~ Brit. informal not very clever.
take the King's (or Queen's ) ~ Brit. enlist as a soldier. [with ref. to the former practice of paying a ~ to a new recruit.]
Origin
OE scilling , of Gmc origin.