penny farthingadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnɪ ˈfɑːðɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɛni ˈfɑrðɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., farthing n.

Etymology: < penny n. + farthing n., after penny farthing denoting the sum of 1¼ pence; the bicycle (sense B.) was so called on account of the resemblance of the large and small wheels to a penny and a farthing respectively.

A. adj.

Insignificant; ineffective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective

deadc1380

virtuelessa1393

uneffectuous1549

inefficace1570

limping1577

unprevailing1604

inficient1609

weak1609

unofficious1611

penny farthing1615

invalidable1634

invalid1635

unprevalent1640

ineffectible1650

ineffective1651

inefficacious1658

insignificant1661

uneffective1670

popgun1690

foible1715

unefficacious1744

inefficient1750

ineffectual1785

effete1790

foisonlessc1817

puttering1857

non-effective1862

non-efficient1863

shaftless1881

powder puff1911

fouled-up1942

1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xxxv. 275 There is not so much as the least half peny farthing Ganymede among them [Fr. il n'y a si petit entr'eux].]

1615 T. Bastard 12 Serm. v. 91 Should not we forgiue our brother peny-farthing offences?

1652 Mercurius Britannicus No. 2. 21 Haply these penyfarthing-Politicians being Jews, had a designe upon Pauls, and the Cathedrals of great Britain, with the Library at Oxford.

1887 R. Kipling Watches of Night in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 25 Mar. 3/3 It was good to watch her unhappiness, and the penny-farthing attempts she made to hide it.

1967 S. Beckett Eh Joe & Other Writings 17 You know that penny farthing hell you call your mind.

1977 J. Wainwright Day of Peppercorn Kill 68 I..kicked hell out of every penny-farthing crook I could lay my hands on.

B. n.

A bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one, current from the early 1870s to the mid 1890s; an ordinary (ordinary n. Compounds 2). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > early type of > with one large and one small wheel

high-wheeler1866

high bicycle1874

high wheel1876

ordinary1888

penny farthing1891

1891 Bicycling News 7 Mar. 139/2 ‘Come off that penny farthing!’ cried a gamin to the rider of an obsolete ordinary with a diminutive back wheel.

1910 Lotinga's Weekly 7 May 64 The old type of machine, known as the ‘Penny-Farthing’ owing to the size of the wheels.

1927 ‘Ixion’ Further Motor Cycle Reminisc. 70 On a greasy corner the outfit was probably less stable than the old ‘penny-farthing’ type of push bike.

1963 Times 20 May 11/1 To do without it would be like giving up our helicopters and going back to penny-farthings.

1976 Country Life 27 May 1385/1 Nostalgia for a world..of Norfolk jackets, muttonchop whiskers, penny-farthing bicycles.

1988 Times 22 Dec. 34/8 Mills did his ride in 1886 on a penny farthing, known then as a high ordinary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penny farthing
释义	penny farthingadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɛnɪ ˈfɑːðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɛni ˈfɑrðɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., farthing n. Etymology: < penny n. + farthing n., after penny farthing denoting the sum of 1¼ pence; the bicycle (sense B.) was so called on account of the resemblance of the large and small wheels to a penny and a farthing respectively. A. adj. Insignificant; ineffective. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > ineffective deadc1380 virtuelessa1393 uneffectuous1549 inefficace1570 limping1577 unprevailing1604 inficient1609 weak1609 unofficious1611 penny farthing1615 invalidable1634 invalid1635 unprevalent1640 ineffectible1650 ineffective1651 inefficacious1658 insignificant1661 uneffective1670 popgun1690 foible1715 unefficacious1744 inefficient1750 ineffectual1785 effete1790 foisonlessc1817 puttering1857 non-effective1862 non-efficient1863 shaftless1881 powder puff1911 fouled-up1942 1607 R. C. tr. H. Estienne World of Wonders xxxv. 275 There is not so much as the least half peny farthing Ganymede among them [Fr. il n'y a si petit entr'eux].] 1615 T. Bastard 12 Serm. v. 91 Should not we forgiue our brother peny-farthing offences? 1652 Mercurius Britannicus No. 2. 21 Haply these penyfarthing-Politicians being Jews, had a designe upon Pauls, and the Cathedrals of great Britain, with the Library at Oxford. 1887 R. Kipling Watches of Night in Civil & Mil. Gaz. 25 Mar. 3/3 It was good to watch her unhappiness, and the penny-farthing attempts she made to hide it. 1967 S. Beckett Eh Joe & Other Writings 17 You know that penny farthing hell you call your mind. 1977 J. Wainwright Day of Peppercorn Kill 68 I..kicked hell out of every penny-farthing crook I could lay my hands on. B. n. A bicycle with a large front wheel and a small rear one, current from the early 1870s to the mid 1890s; an ordinary (ordinary n. Compounds 2). Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > early type of > with one large and one small wheel high-wheeler1866 high bicycle1874 high wheel1876 ordinary1888 penny farthing1891 1891 Bicycling News 7 Mar. 139/2 ‘Come off that penny farthing!’ cried a gamin to the rider of an obsolete ordinary with a diminutive back wheel. 1910 Lotinga's Weekly 7 May 64 The old type of machine, known as the ‘Penny-Farthing’ owing to the size of the wheels. 1927 ‘Ixion’ Further Motor Cycle Reminisc. 70 On a greasy corner the outfit was probably less stable than the old ‘penny-farthing’ type of push bike. 1963 Times 20 May 11/1 To do without it would be like giving up our helicopters and going back to penny-farthings. 1976 Country Life 27 May 1385/1 Nostalgia for a world..of Norfolk jackets, muttonchop whiskers, penny-farthing bicycles. 1988 Times 22 Dec. 34/8 Mills did his ride in 1886 on a penny farthing, known then as a high ordinary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1615
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