(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:07:40

Si"cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. silcus, Heb. shegel. See Shekel.]

A shekel.

[Obs.]

The holy mother brought five sicles and a pair of turtledoves to redeem the Lamb of God. Jer. Taylor.

 

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