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farthing
far·thing F0043500 (fär′thĭng)n.1. Abbr. f. A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny.2. Something of little value.
[Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorthung; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]farthing (ˈfɑːðɪŋ) n1. a former British bronze coin, worth a quarter of an old penny, that ceased to be legal tender in 19612. something of negligible value; jot[Old English fēorthing from fēortha fourth + -ing1]far•thing (ˈfɑr ðɪŋ)
n. 1. a former British coin equal to 1/4th of a penny. 2. something of very small value; bit. [before 950; Middle English ferthing, Old English fēorthing. See fourth, -ing3] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  farthing - a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a pennycoin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
Translationsfarthing
angle for farthingsobsolete To beg out of a prison window with a receptacle of some kind, such as a box or cup on a string, like an angler trying to catch fish. Primarily heard in UK. Imagine the days when prisons looked out onto public streets, with the prisoners shouting down at you or angling for farthings.See also: angle, farthingbrass farthingSomething that is worth very little, nothing, or next to nothing. Refers to farthings (obsolete British units of currency, worth one-quarter of a penny), formerly made from a copper alloy (brass). Usually used in the negative, and most often in the phrase, "not worth a brass farthing." Primarily heard in UK. I didn't get a brass farthing for all the work I did on that project. This old car isn't worth a brass farthing. If I had a brass farthing for all the times I heard that excuse, I'd be rich by now.See also: brass, farthingbe not worth a brass farthingTo be completely worthless or useless; to have little or no value. Refers to farthings (obsolete British units of currency, worth one-quarter of a penny), formerly made from a copper alloy (brass). Primarily heard in UK. I was so excited when my grandfather said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a brass farthing. Over the years working here, I've come to realize that the boss's word isn't worth a brass farthing.See also: brass, farthing, not, worthnot worth a brass farthingCompletely worthless or useless; having little or no value. Refers to farthings, obsolete British units of currency worth one-quarter of a penny that were once made from a copper alloy (brass). Primarily heard in UK. I was so excited when my grandfather said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a brass farthing. Over the years working here, I've come to realize that the boss's word isn't worth a brass farthing.See also: brass, farthing, not, worthnot a brass farthingVery little or no money. Refers to farthings (obsolete British units of currency, worth one-quarter of a penny), formerly made from a copper alloy (brass). Primarily heard in UK. It was while I was in university, with not a brass farthing to my name, that I truly learned the value of working for a wage. I wouldn't pay anything for this old car—not a brass farthing!See also: brass, farthing, nota brass farthing mainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you say that someone will not get a brass farthing, you mean that they will not get any money at all. The tragic fact is that most children in lone-parent families will not gain a brass farthing through this Act. Note: You can also say that someone has not paid a brass farthing if they have not paid any money at all. We rented the house together, but so far she hasn't paid a brass farthing towards it.See also: brass, farthingnot a brass farthing no money or assets at all. informalSee also: brass, farthing, notFarthing
FarthingA former coin in the United Kingdom equal in value to one quarter of one penny. Farthings were used in the United Kingdom prior to the decimalization of the British pound. They ceased to be legal tender in 1960.farthing
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