farthing
Example Sentences
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Nobody will be betting a brass farthing on history repeating itself, though.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
I’m sure you’ve all missed ’em: The ha’penny, farthing and shilling.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
“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
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