farthing
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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
Someone wheels a penny farthing through a town square.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 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
Police saw the listing and successfully bid £75 for it - the penny farthing had cost owner Dale Trott £350.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
At a time when bread cost a quarterpenny a loaf, the value of my mother’s daily labor—by King Edward’s royal decree—was a penny each day; mine, but a farthing.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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