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In much of [[West Africa]], white people are called ''toubabs'', which may derive from the colonial practice of paying locals two shillings for running errands.<ref>[http://www.ebizguides.com/guides/main_guide.php?country=16 The Gambia], ''eBizguides''</ref> An alternate etymology holds that the name is derived from French ''toubib'', i.e. ''doctor''.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FjteEhM_MFAC&pg=PA65 ''The Rough Guide to the Gambia''], p. 65, Emma Gregg and Richard Trillo, Rough Guides, 2003</ref>
To "take the [[King's shilling]]" was to enlist in the army or navy, a phrase dating back to the early 19th century.<ref name="bbch">{{cite web |url=
To "cut someone off with a shilling", often quoted as "cut off ''without'' a shilling" means to disinherit. Although having no basis in British law, some believe that leaving a family member a single shilling in one's will ensured that it could not be challenged in court as an oversight.<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/81/4527.html ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable''], E. Cobham Brewer, 1898</ref>
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