farthing
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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
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
He was also ordered to pay the £75 fee the police paid for the penny farthing.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2014
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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