farthing
IPA: fˈɑrðɪŋ
noun
- (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
- (figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
- (obsolete) A division of land.
- A surname.
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Examples of "farthing" in Sentences
- Insofar its not worth a farthing.
- Farthing has published extensively.
- The farthing was simply a quarter of a penny.
- The farthing went out of circulation in 1960.
- Both hungry and starving, and never a farthing,
- The term farthing is analogous for quarters of a county.
- Arguably the greatest rider of the the 'Penny Farthing' era.
- Penny farthing bicycles are dangerous due to the risk of headers.
- The YikeBike looks like a mini version of a penny farthing mini farthing .
- The new fifty pence piece bore the image of the woodcock from the old farthing.
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