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Grammar : Noun
Spell : fahr-th ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑr ðɪŋ



Definition of farthing

Origin :
  • Old English feorðung "quarter of a penny," a diminutive derivative of feorða "fourth" (from feower "four") + -ing "fractional part." Cognate with Old Frisian fiardeng, Middle Low German verdink, Old Norse fjordhungr.
  • Used in biblical translation of Latin quadrans "quarter of a denarius;" the English coin (of silver until 17c., later of copper or bronze), first was minted under Edward I and abolished 1961.
  • I shall geat a fart of a dead man as soone As a farthyng of him. [Heywood, "Proverbs," 1562]
  • As in quarter : noun one of four equal parts
  • As in red cent : noun insignificant value
Example sentences :
  • “I am glad of that, for I have every wish to please you,” said the Farthing Doll.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in Toyland » by Edith King Hall
  • Farthing: three men hanging on a gallows; "The three Thomases, 1796."
  • Extract from : « The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. » by Thomas Paine
  • Farthing, penny, and sixpence, of the reign of George the Fourth.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 18, 1841 » by Various
  • His impression is that I was really steering and trying to drop into the Farthing Down beeches.
  • Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
  • The jury, without retiring from the box, returned a verdict of “Damages One Farthing!”
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 4, 1841 » by Various
  • Farthing Down stretches for nearly three miles north and south, and under its southern slope lies the little village of Chaldon.
  • Extract from : « Highways and Byways in Surrey » by Eric Parker
  • As the Farthing Doll spoke, a very clever idea came into his head.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in Toyland » by Edith King Hall

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