farthing

as inquarter
as inred cent

Synonyms for farthing

noun one of four equal parts

Antonyms for farthing

red cent

noun. insignificant value

Word Origin & History

Old English feorðung "quarter of a penny," a diminutive derivative of feorða "fourth" (from feower "four") + -ing "fractional part." Cognate with Old Frisian fiardeng, Middle Low German verdink, Old Norse fjordhungr.

Used in biblical translation of Latin quadrans "quarter of a denarius;" the English coin (of silver until 17c., later of copper or bronze), first was minted under Edward I and abolished 1961.

Example Sentences forfarthing

“I am glad of that, for I have every wish to please you,” said the Farthing Doll.

Farthing: three men hanging on a gallows; "The three Thomases, 1796."

Farthing, penny, and sixpence, of the reign of George the Fourth.

His impression is that I was really steering and trying to drop into the Farthing Down beeches.

The jury, without retiring from the box, returned a verdict of “Damages One Farthing!”

Farthing Down stretches for nearly three miles north and south, and under its southern slope lies the little village of Chaldon.

As the Farthing Doll spoke, a very clever idea came into his head.

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Synonyms for farthing

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More words related to farthing

quarter

red cent