POOR MAN'S SHILLING

Meaning of POOR MAN'S SHILLING in English

noun

( plural poor man's shillings )

: honesty 3

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SHILLING — [A] n shilling
Interlingua English vocab
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
Английский словарь Британика
SHILLING — I. ˈshiliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POOR — I. ˈpu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, esp South, NE, & Brit ˈpōə or ˈpō(ə)r or ˈpȯ(ə) or ˈpȯ(ə)r adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHILLING — (n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — (n.) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the …
Английский словарь Webster
SHILLING — ( n. ) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — ( n. ) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — /shil"ing/ , n. 1. a cupronickel coin and former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, the 20th part of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POOR — — poorness , n. /poor/ , adj., poorer, poorest , n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHILLING — n. monetary unit of a number of countries (Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda); former monetary unit of a number of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scilling; akin to Old High German skilling, a gold coin Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHILLING — noun in the united states, a denomination of money, differing in value in different states. it is not now legally …
Webster English vocab
POOR — superl free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek. 2. poor ·superl inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
Webster English vocab
SHILLING — ■ noun 1》 a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — [shil.ling] n [ME, fr. OE scilling; akin to OHG skilling, a gold coin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a former monetary …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POOR — [poor] adj [ME poure, fr. OF povre, fr. L pauper; akin to L paucus little and to L parere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHILLING — former English (and British) coin, nominally valued at one-twentieth of a pound sterling, or 12 pence. A silver coin of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHILLING — shilling, S\~ BrE AmE ˈʃɪl ɪŋ ▷ shilling|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr — Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POOR — / pɔː(r); pʊə(r); NAmE pɔːr; pʊr/ adjective ( poor·er , poor·est ) HAVING LITTLE MONEY 1. having very little money; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHILLING — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POOR — adj. 1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHILLING — n.1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one-twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a monetary …
Oxford English vocab
POOR — adj.1 lacking adequate money or means to live comfortably. 2 (foll. by in) deficient in (a possession or quality) (the …
Oxford English vocab
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SHILLING — ( shillings) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POOR — ( poorer, poorest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHILLING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB cost ▪ Surprisingly, the sherry was an excellent one and had certainly cost a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
POOR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAN
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — n. dirt poor poor relation poor spirited
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — n. Function: adjective 1 lacking money or material possessions FF1C; they were so poor that the children had no winter …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — adjective 1. lacking money or material possessions they were so poor that the children had no winter coats Synonyms: beggared, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR — INDEX: 1. having very little money 2. having very little money at the present time 3. having fewer opportunities in …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POOR
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POOR — The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
POOR — adjective BAD : He gave all his money to the poors. GOOD : He gave all his money to the …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHILLING — сущ. шиллинг (англ. серебряная монета = 1/20 фунта стерлингов = 12 пенсам) to cut off with a shilling ≈ лишить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POOR — 1. прил. 1) а) бедный, малоимущий, неимущий Syn : hard up, underprivileged, unemployable, needy, indigent, destitute Ant : privileged, upper-class, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MAN — 1. сущ. 1) человек fat man ≈ толстый человек short man ≈ человек низкого роста tall man ≈ высокий человек …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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