"the full shilling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} the full shilling (plural not attested)
  1. (UK, Ireland, chiefly in the negative) In control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there. Tags: Ireland, UK, no-plural Synonyms: the full quid, the full ticket
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