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farthing
[ fahr-thing ]
noun
- a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
- something of very small value:
I don't care a farthing for your opinion.
farthing
/ ˈfɑːðɪŋ /
noun
- a former British bronze coin, worth a quarter of an old penny, that ceased to be legal tender in 1961
- something of negligible value; jot
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- half-farthing noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of farthing1
Old English fēorthing from fēortha fourth + -ing 1
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Example Sentences
It is believed the couple were visiting royal obstetrician Alan Farthing.
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His impression is that I was really steering and trying to drop into the Farthing Down beeches.
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As the Farthing Doll spoke, a very clever idea came into his head.
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Farthing: three men hanging on a gallows; "The three Thomases, 1796."
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It was consecrated on January 13, 1908, by Bishop Farthing, being his first official act.
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Farthing Down stretches for nearly three miles north and south, and under its southern slope lies the little village of Chaldon.
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