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

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

“But we don’t have the normal people at ours. “I know one guy is going to be riding the penny farthing — that’s the old-fashioned bicycle with a big wheel in the front.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2014

Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan