n. A Scandinavian monetary unit and coin up to the 19th century. (A subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler).
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage.
n. A money od account in Sweden, Norwey, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in Lübeck.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Reasoning; ratiocination.
n. Same as skeeling.
n. A money formerly used in Scandinavia and northern Germany, in some places as a coin and in others as a money of account. It varied in value from ¼ d. in Denmark to nearly 1d. (about 2 cents) in Hamburg.
Word Usage
"In this court, too, the butter is generally churned, under a "skilling" which covers half of it."