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Difference between Cut someone off with a shilling and Cut someone off without a shilling

cut someone off with a shillingdisinherit a person:

  • Anastasius made a poor match, married against his father’s wish, and was cut off with a shilling.

cut someone off without a shilling — = cut someone off with a shilling:

  • I know that one of my forebears was cut off without a shilling when he married a girl without his family’s consent.