FIN, HIST nounscilling fem2 c m uthe pay was four shillingsceithre scillinge an tuarastal a bhí anna ten-shilling notenóta deich scillinge
phrases
not the full shilling
(also
not quite the full shilling
) informal1 not in full possession of mental facultieshe isn't the full shillingtá cearr bheag air, tá caill bheag air2 not intelligentshe wouldn't be the full shillingní bheadh sí gairthe as a héirim, ní hí is cliste amuigh, ní haon saoi í