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Definition of farthing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

farthing

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/ˈfɑːðɪŋ/
 
/ˈfɑːrðɪŋ/
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  1. in the past, a British coin worth one quarter of an old penny
    Word OriginOld English fēorthing, from fēortha ‘fourth’, perhaps on the pattern of Old Norse fjórthungr ‘quarter’.
see also penny-farthing
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