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poor man's shilling

poor man's shilling noun: honesty.

Noun

poor man's shilling

  1. (idiomatic) Honesty.

Questions about poor man's shilling

What does poor man's shilling mean?
Poor man's shilling means honesty.
What part of speech is poor man's shilling?
Poor man's shilling is a noun.

Words near poor man's shilling in the dictionary

  1. poor man's orchid
  2. poor man's pepper
  3. poor man's pizza
  4. poor man's racehorse
  5. poor man's sauce
  6. poor man's shilling
  7. poor man's soap
  8. poor man's steak
  9. poor man's Tiffany
  10. poor man's umbrella
  11. poor man's umbrellas

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