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A slang name for a shilling was a "bob" (plural as singular, as in "that cost me two bob"). The first recorded use was in a case of [[counterfeiting|coining]] heard at the [[Old Bailey]] in 1789, when it was described as [[:wikt:cant|cant]], "well understood among a certain set of people", but heard only among criminals and their associates.<ref>''Sessions Papers'' of the [[Old Bailey]] for 3 June 1789, quoted in {{cite book|title=[[Oxford English Dictionary]]|edition=2|year=1989|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford, England|chapter=bob, n.<sup>8</sup>}}</ref>
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To "take the [[King's shilling]]" was to enlist in the army or navy, a phrase dating back to the early 19th century.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
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