farthing
Example Sentences
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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
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
For his wedding last year, the 26-year-old Slovakian wore a gold trimmed tunic, arrived in a Trabant car and at one point rode a miniature penny farthing across a tightrope.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2016
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
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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