farthing

Example Sentences

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Until 1885, the penny farthing bicycle amplified the rider’s pedal power by means of its oversize front wheel, and cyclists tumbled from a scary height when ambushed by a pothole.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2022

“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

A man who stole a penny farthing bicycle to ride home was only caught when he tried to sell it on eBay, a court was told.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2014

Madam Platt could not countenance this insubordination, but neither could she insist upon service when she could not pay a farthing in wages.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson