schilling

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Currency: 1 Austrian schilling (AS) = 100 groschen

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  1. noun The primary unit of currency in Austria before the adoption of the euro.

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  • Neither did Mr. Folk know that Austria's currency, which used to be called "schilling", no longer exists and that Austria has used the euro for years. —  Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense
  • "But Schilling is HOF good." yes, good. but not great. koufax was the best pitcher on the planet for 5 or 6 years. schilling wasn't always the best pitcher on his own staff. and koufax is all class. schilling is all ... theSnydes3000 at March 28, 2009 11: 48 AM —  Baseball Analysts
  • Worst: ESPN for the schilling during the bowl games they broadcast and the opposition they represent against a college playoff format. —  The Moderate Voice
  • By the end of the second tower of the most luxurious chocolates in Europe they had worked out how much each franc, schilling, lira, guilder, peseta, drachma and pound would be worth in the new currency. —  Irish Blogs
  • This is nothing but schilling for Apple, by a hack. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
 

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  1. German, from Middle High German schillinc, from Old High German skilling, gold coin.
 

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/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
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