swillings
Example Sentences
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He quickly threw down some skillings, wrapped in paper.
From O. T. a Danish Romance by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
I was dismayed to find that my förbud had not been received, but the ostler informed me that by paying twelve skillings extra I could have horses at once.
From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard
The specie dollar, which is generally called a ‘specie,’ is the unit, and contains five marks of twenty-four skillings each.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
"That kind is three skillings a dram," she answered.
From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard
It is divided into six marks, of nine cents each, and a mark into sixteen skillings, of about half a cent each.
From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Optic, Oliver
