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farthing    音标拼音: [f'ɑrðɪŋ]
n. 1/4便士,英国最小的钱币

1/4便士,英国最小的钱币

farthing
n 1: a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

Farthing \Far"thing\, n. [OE. furthing, AS. fe['o]r[eth]ung, fr.
fe['o]r[eth]a fourth, fe['o]r, fe['o]wer, four. See {Four}.]
1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great
Britain, being a cent in United States currency.
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2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]
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In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.
--Chaucer.
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3. A division of land. [Obs.]
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Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a
Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.
--R. Carew.
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141 Moby Thesaurus words for "farthing":
a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, atom,
bagatelle, bauble, bawbee, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing,
button, cent, crown, curio, dab, dole, dollar, dot, dram, dribble,
driblet, dwarf, farce, feather, fig, fiver, fleabite, fleck,
florin, flyspeck, folderol, fourpence, fourpenny, fourth,
fourth part, fragment, fribble, frippery, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack,
gobbet, grain, granule, groat, guinea, hair, half crown,
half dollar, halfpenny, handful, hill of beans, iota, jest, joke,
jot, kickshaw, knickknack, knickknackery, little, little bit, mag,
meg, minikin, minim, minimum, minutiae, mite, mockery, modicum,
molecule, molehill, monkey, mote, new pence, np, nutshell,
one-fourth, ounce, p, particle, pebble, pence, penny, peppercorn,
picayune, pin, pinch, pinch of snuff, pinprick, pittance, point,
pony, pound, quart, quarter, quartern, quarto, quid, rap, red cent,
row of pins, rush, scruple, shilling, shit, sixpence, smidgen,
smitch, snap, sneeshing, sou, speck, spoonful, spot, straw, tenner,
thimbleful, threepence, threepenny bit, thrippence, tiny bit,
tittle, toy, trifle, trifling amount, trinket, trivia, triviality,
tuppence, twenty-five cents, twenty-five percent, two bits,
two cents, twopence, whim-wham, whit


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  • Farthing (British coin) - Wikipedia
    The farthing (from Old English fēorðing, from fēorða, a fourth) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny, or ⁠ 1 960 ⁠ of a pound sterling Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing
  • FARTHING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of FARTHING is a former British monetary unit equal to 1 4 of a penny
  • What is a Farthing? - APMEX
    The farthing was a small British coin that played a significant role in the country’s economy for centuries As its design evolved, it reflected shifts in British society, royal iconography, and artistic tastes
  • Farthing - definition of farthing by . . . - The Free Dictionary
    Define farthing farthing synonyms, farthing pronunciation, farthing translation, English dictionary definition of farthing n 1 Abbr f A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny 2 Something of little value American Heritage® Dictionary of the English
  • FARTHING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
    FARTHING meaning: 1 a coin worth a quarter of a penny in old British and Irish money 2 a coin worth a quarter of a… Learn more
  • What does farthing mean? - Definitions. net
    A farthing is a former British monetary unit that is equal to one quarter of a penny It was used until the decimalization of the currency in 1971 It was often used for small purchases
  • farthing - definition and meaning - Wordnik
    For God does not consider how much ye bear, but what is the store from which it comes; but each at all events can bring his farthing, that is, a ready will, which is called a farthing, because it is accompanied by three things, that is, thought, word and deed Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark 1225?-1274 1842
  • Farthing Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Farthing definition: A coin formerly used in Great Britain worth one fourth of a penny
  • farthing - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
    The former British coin known as a farthing takes its name from the Anglo Saxon word feorthling, or “fourthling,” which refers to its value of one fourth of a penny Farthings were in use in Britain intermittently from the reign of Henry III (1216–72) until 1960
  • Farthing (English coin) - Wikipedia
    The English farthing (derived from the Anglo-Saxon feorthing, a fourthling or fourth part) [1] was a coin of the Kingdom of England worth 1 ⁄ 4 of a penny, 1 ⁄ 960 of a pound sterling Until the 13th century, farthings were pieces of pennies that had been cut into quarters to make change





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