The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue dates from 1811 and this is probably the only full, uncensored and searchable version of this dictionary on the internet. All the original crudities have been restored and it offers an interesting perspective on Common English from the time of the Regency and Jane Austen.

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Entries releated to FIVE SHILLINGS

 

FIVE SHILLINGS		The sign of five shillings, i.e. the crown. Fifteen shillings; the sign of the three crowns.
SIGN OF THE: FIVE SHILLINGS		The crown. TEN SHILLINGS. The two crowns. FIFTEEN SHILLINGS. The three crowns.
WHORE'S CURSE		A piece of gold coin, value five shillings and three pence, frequently given to women of the town by such as professed always to give gold, and who before the introduction of those pieces always gave half a guinea.