Meanings
- IrelandUKno pluralIn control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.
She shook her head, sighing deeply. 'There are times when I wonder is he the full shilling at all?[…]
2008, Geraldine O'Neill, Tara's Destiny1 more example
It served her well, as her husband Bill, a small, quiet man, sustained shell-shock in the war and although pleasant, was not the full shilling. Whenever he wandered over to me to start a conversation I would always feel very uncomfortable.
2006, Chris Sullivan, Broad Soldiers: Tom Grove Goes Naked, page 39Synonyms: the full quid, the full ticket
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn control of one's mental faculties; sane; all there.
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the full shilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20full%20shilling
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