Found 2 items, similar to Farthing.
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Definition: farthing
farthing
n : a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny
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Definition: Farthing
Farthing
\Far"thing\, n. [OE. furthing, AS. fe['o]r[eth]ung, fr.
fe['o]r[eth]a fourth, fe['o]r, fe['o]wer, four. See
Four.]
1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great
Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
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2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]
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In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.
--Chaucer.
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3. A division of land. [Obs.]
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Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a
Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.
--R. Carew.
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