The General Court of Massachusetts followed the example of the English Parliament in 1659 when it enacted that ' anybody who is found observing, by abstinence from labor, feasting, or any other way, any such day as Christmas day, shall pay for every such offense five shillings.'

The angry young man believes the people who tell him to calm down are Illuminati shills.

My aunt lent the joiner five shillings.

It cost me more than fifteen shillings.

The man noticed the enthusiastic shill as he passed by on the street, and decided to avoid the predictably rigged shell game.

He handed each of them a shilling.

The popularity of the Internet has led to full-time shills being paid by governments and corporations to pretend they are concerned citizens on social media.

I'm not sure how I got a shilling in my change from the cashier.

But as he was always spending money, and never made any more, at last the day came when he had nothing left but two shillings.

My uncle lent the joiner five shillings.