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单词 farthing
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
far•thing /ˈfɑrðɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Currencya former British coin equal to 1/4th of a penny.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
far•thing  (färᵺing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencya former bronze coin of Great Britain, equal to one-fourth of a British penny: withdrawn in 1961.
  2. something of very small value:I don't care a farthing for your opinion.
  • Middle English ferthing, Old English fēorthing. See fourth, -ing3 bef. 950

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
farthing /ˈfɑːðɪŋ/ n
  1. a former British bronze coin, worth a quarter of an old penny, that ceased to be legal tender in 1961
  2. something of negligible value; jot
Etymology: Old English fēorthing from fēortha fourth + -ing1
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