schilling

[ shil-ing ]

noun

1. a copper and aluminum coin and monetary unit of Austria until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 groschen. : S., Sch.
2. any of various former minor coins of Germany.

schilling

/ ˈʃɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the former standard monetary unit of Austria, divided into 100 groschen; replaced by the euro in 2002
2. an old German coin of low denomination

Word History and Origins

Origin of schilling¹

1745–55; < German; cognate with shilling

Word History and Origins

Origin of schilling¹

C18: from German: shilling

Example Sentences

It appears Jay—the unofficial most interesting man in the world—is schilling Dos Equis these days, so maybe that's it.

From Golf Digest

From schilling Hummers to waging a holy war on closed captioning, everything Coach O does turns to gold, and come this time next week, the LSU ball coach may well have gone platinum.

From Golf Digest

He loses his credibility when he's schilling a gadget.

From New York Times

The snake oil company Carson claimed he never shilled for, despite readily availably video evidence of Carson schilling for snake oil.

From The Guardian

"The most loathsome kind of film is this "heritage Britain" - it's basically schilling for tourists to get people to come and visit the place," he said.

From BBC