farthing

Example Sentences

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A 127-year-old farthing has been discovered under the mast of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2021

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

“Nah, we don’t use it,” she responded, as if I’d come in asking for a new wheel for my penny farthing or for a crank to start up my car.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019

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

Before leaving in the early morning the friar said, “We must leave a farthing for our host, whoever he may be, and our blessing.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli