English Explanatory Dictionary

tenpence to the shilling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Mentally deficient.

Word forms

tenpence to the shilling

Etymology

The British shilling was worth twelve pence, so tenpence would be a deficient exchange.

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