to take the Queen's shilling

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• take the Queen's shilling — ► take the King s (or Queen s) shilling Brit. enlist as a soldier. [ORIGIN: with reference to the former practice of paying a shilling to a new recruit.] Main Entry: ↑shilling …   English terms dictionary

• take the King's shilling — ► take the King s (or Queen s) shilling Brit. enlist as a soldier. [ORIGIN: with reference to the former practice of paying a shilling to a new recruit.] Main Entry: ↑shilling …   English terms dictionary

• take the King's (or Queen's) shilling — Brit. enlist as a soldier. [with ref. to the former practice of paying a shilling to a new recruit.] → shilling …   English new terms dictionary

• shilling — ► 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. ● not the full shilling Cf. ↑not the full shilling ● take the King s (or Queen s)… …   English terms dictionary

• Shilling (British coin) — In the United Kingdom, a shilling was a coin used from the reign of Henry VII until decimalisation in 1971. Before decimalisation there were twenty shillings to the pound and twelve pence to the shilling, and thus 240 pence to the pound. At… …   Wikipedia

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• Recruitment in the British Army — The British Army came into being with unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland. The British… …   Wikipedia

• shilling — 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 shilling Brit. informal not very clever. take… …   English new terms dictionary

• The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — infobox Book | name = Tom Jones title orig = The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling translator = image caption = Title page from the 1749 edition author = Henry Fielding illustrator = cover artist = country = Britain language = English series =… …   Wikipedia

• shilling — n. 1 hist. a former British coin and monetary unit worth one twentieth of a pound or twelve pence. 2 a monetary unit in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Phrases and idioms: shilling mark hist. = SOLIDUS. take the King s (or Queen s) shilling hist.… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Absent-Minded Beggar — (sometimes known as the Boer War), and exhorted its audience to pass the hat for your credit s sake, and pay pay pay! HistoryIn September 1899, it was clear that the crisis in South Africa was likely to turn into war. By the 2nd October, all… …   Wikipedia