† quit shillingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quit v., quit adj., shilling n.

Etymology: < either quit v. or quit adj. + shilling n.

Obsolete.

A sum of money spent by a prisoner in celebration of his or her acquittal.

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1703 Hell upon Earth 10 And if it shou'd be a Prisoners good luck to be acquitted, he kneels on his Knees, and crys, God bless the Queen.., then joyfully returning to his Comrades, they make him spend his quit Shilling, for his happy Deliverance.

1882 J. Ashton Social Life Reign of Queen Anne II. 245 Were any one [of the prisoners in Newgate] lucky enough to be acquitted, he had to spend a Quit Shilling for their delight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	quit shilling
释义	† quit shillingn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quit v., quit adj., shilling n. Etymology: < either quit v. or quit adj. + shilling n. Obsolete. A sum of money spent by a prisoner in celebration of his or her acquittal. ΚΠ 1703 Hell upon Earth 10 And if it shou'd be a Prisoners good luck to be acquitted, he kneels on his Knees, and crys, God bless the Queen.., then joyfully returning to his Comrades, they make him spend his quit Shilling, for his happy Deliverance. 1882 J. Ashton Social Life Reign of Queen Anne II. 245 Were any one [of the prisoners in Newgate] lucky enough to be acquitted, he had to spend a Quit Shilling for their delight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1703
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