farthing
Americannoun
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a former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
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something of very small value.
I don't care a farthing for your opinion.
noun
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a former British bronze coin, worth a quarter of an old penny, that ceased to be legal tender in 1961
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something of negligible value; jot
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Origin of farthing
First recorded before 950; Middle English ferthing, Old English fēorthing; see fourth, -ing 3
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Faye Farthing, head of campaigning at Endometriosis UK, said she looked forward to working with Redcar and Cleveland Council helping to tackle the "stigma" of the condition.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
And then a man in tails and 19th century top hat rode in on a Penny Farthing bicycle.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022
"It feels very like 2008 to me in terms of how there could be a domino effect of bankruptcies and liquidations," Farthing said.
From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2022
His comments came after an email from an official in minister Zac Goldsmith's office emerged, which suggested he intervened in the evacuation of the Nowzad animal charity, run by former Royal Marine Pen Farthing.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022
“I’m not afraid of you,” whispered Nick Farthing.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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