farthing
Example Sentences
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Nobody will be betting a brass farthing on history repeating itself, though.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
When I finished, I wiped my hands on my apron and he held out a coin — a farthing.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
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