farthing
Example Sentences
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A law in Tudor England levied a fine on anyone who passed gas in church; the fine was set at a farthing.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021
“Nah, we don’t use it,” she responded, as if I’d come in asking for a new wheel for my penny farthing or for a crank to start up my car.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2019
You all are free to put your votes, hearts and contributions wherever you like and we care neither a farthing nor a fig.
From Fox News ● Aug. 19, 2019
The farthing - an ancient coin worth a quarter of a penny - was becoming obsolete by 1957, Parker argued.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2014
At a time when bread cost a quarterpenny a loaf, the value of my mother’s daily labor—by King Edward’s royal decree—was a penny each day; mine, but a farthing.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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