take the shilling (English, verb)
expansion: take the shilling (third-person singular simple present takes the shilling, present participle taking the shilling, simple past took the shilling, past participle taken the shilling)
expansion: (intransitive)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To enlist as a soldier in the British army or navy by accepting a shilling from a recruiting officer.
tags: British
historical
intransitive
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: To enlist as a soldier of any military force; to join the armed forces.
tags: broadly
dated
intransitive
qualifier: generally
glosses: To be on the payroll of an organization; to work for an organization.
tags: broadly
intransitive
Forms:
form: takes the shilling
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the shilling
tags: participle
present
form: took the shilling
tags: past
form: taken the shilling
tags: participle
past