Antonyms for farthing

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fahr-th ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑr ðɪŋ

Definition of farthing

Origin : 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.
I shall geat a fart of a dead man as soone As a farthyng of him. [Heywood, "Proverbs," 1562]

As in quarter : noun one of four equal parts
As in red cent : noun insignificant value

Example sentences :

“I am glad of that, for I have every wish to please you,” said the Farthing Doll.
Extract from : « Adventures in Toyland » by Edith King Hall

Farthing: three men hanging on a gallows; "The three Thomases, 1796."
Extract from : « The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. » by Thomas Paine

Farthing, penny, and sixpence, of the reign of George the Fourth.
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 18, 1841 » by Various

His impression is that I was really steering and trying to drop into the Farthing Down beeches.
Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells

The jury, without retiring from the box, returned a verdict of “Damages One Farthing!”
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, December 4, 1841 » by Various

Farthing Down stretches for nearly three miles north and south, and under its southern slope lies the little village of Chaldon.
Extract from : « Highways and Byways in Surrey » by Eric Parker

As the Farthing Doll spoke, a very clever idea came into his head.
Extract from : « Adventures in Toyland » by Edith King Hall

Synonyms for farthing

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