farthing
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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
Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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